The United States Open Tennis Championships, otherwise known as the US Open, is the last of the four annual professional-tennis Grand Slam events. The other majors are the Australian Open in January, the French Open in May/June and Wimbledon in June/July.

This year more than 700 players will compete in mixed doubles, and men’s and women’s singles and doubles. Favorites include Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.

Everything you didn’t know about the U.S. Open

As the U.S. Open begins, we round up facts, stats and utterly useless trivia about America’s biggest tennis tournament

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In late August, Flushing, Queens, becomes the center of the tennis universe (pipe down, Wimbledon) when it hosts the 132-year-old U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam event of the year. As many as 37,000 spectators a day file into Arthur Ashe Stadium for the serves, sets, grunts and—if we’re very lucky—an on-court hissy fit from a world-class athlete. This year’s women’s final takes place on September 8, followed by the men’s final on September 9. Prepare for the action by brushing up on U.S. Open trivia.

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