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Ticket prices for U.S. Open women's final drop by 83 per cent after Serena's loss

The Associated Press Published Friday, September 11, 2015 4:57PM EDT Last Updated Friday, September 11, 2015 10:11PM EDT

Serena Williams can't catch up with a drop shot from Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

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NEW YORK -- Talk about a market crash.

Ticket prices in the secondary market for the U.S. Open women's final dropped by 83 per cent after Serena Williams' bid for the Grand Slam ended with her loss against Roberta Vinci in the semifinals Friday.

With high expectations for the first Grand Slam since 1988, the USTA said the women's final sold out before the men's, days ahead of the first match of the tournament. The cheapest ticket prices on resale website Stubhub.com for the Saturday match reached $271 after Williams defeated her sister Venus in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Minutes after Vinci pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tennis history to set up an all-Italian final against Flavia Pennetta, tickets could be found on the same website for as little as $45.

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Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts to the crowd after beating Serena Williams during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)