Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, and more of the world’s top tennis players are squaring off in New York for a major title in the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year. The Onion examines the key facts and figures behind the U.S. Open.
29:
Ball boys worn through in the average match
1.5:
Hours the tennis balls are allowed to roam freely each day
1990:
Year spectators barred from using distracting leaf blowers in stands
2 million:
People who thought this one was golf
8th Dimension:
Home of alternate reality in which Menendez brothers win men’s doubles tournament
14.5 Miles:
Sound blast radius of Aryna Sabalenka’s grunt
9:
Serves per game driven directly into jiggling flesh of streaker
84:
Hours until the NFL kicks off
1:
Player whose hard work won’t have been a giant waste of time
