This year at the US Open, the top seed is being challenged — and we’re not talking about Janik Sinner or Aryna Sabalenka.

The tournament’s reigning alcoholic beverage, the Grey Goose Honey Deuce, is facing off against several new cocktail competitors as Arthur Ashe Stadium increasingly becomes a venue for drunken follies and mayhem — not just double faults and match points.

“Seventy percent of the fans are just loaded and just absolutely drunk,” beloved American player Frances Tiafoe said of the crowd in 2023. 5

Last year, a record 556,000 Honey Deuce cocktails — vodka, lemonade, and raspberry liquor; topped with honeydew cut like mini tennis balls; and served in a keepsake cup printed — were sold at the tournament, bringing in nearly $13 million.

Its most clear competitor debut

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