The U.S. Open turned exclusivity into a half-billion-dollar business, and the $23 Honey Deuce is just the beginning

The tournament pulls in more than $500 million a year by selling prestige as much as tennis—from $800 million in luxury renovations to a cocktail that moved 738,459 units.
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