US Open: Roger Federer trinks Honey Deuce

Hot temperatures, good tennis and a good cocktail in hand? Looks like you’re having a good day right now New York can wear it at the US Open. Anyone who managed to get a ticket to the last Grand Slam of the year probably won’t miss the drink of the year.

The so-called Honey Deuce is sold non-stop in Flushing Meadows. So often the organizers can use the income directly to cover the men’s and women’s prize money. Because the winners collect three million francs each. And with the drink alone, which consists of vodka, raspberry liqueur, lemonade and three pieces of honeydew melon that look like tennis balls, the competition will bring in a good ten million francs. No wonder, a cocktail costs an impressive 23 francs.

But not only tennis fans enjoy the vodka cocktail. Sports icons also like the drink. While visiting the quarter-final between local hero Francis Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov, Roger Federer enjoyed the Honey Deuce trophy. Especially for the Maestro: His name can be read a total of five times on the cup. Previous winners can be seen on the cups, and you can keep it as a souvenir.

Even before he returned to the last major of the year, the Swiss made headlines. Said on a talk show The 20-time Grand Slam winner commented on Jannik Sinner’s drug case. This is back in the semi-final in New York. Apart from Federer, another tennis legend, Serena Williams, treated herself to Honey Deuce.

But not only fans like the drink. Serena Williams, who will be present this year as a spectator rather than a player, also tried the drink. She captured her first look in a video on Tiktok, which now has nearly 400,000 views. And the six-time US Open champion enjoyed the Honey Deuce.

“This is not Honey Deuce (editor’s note: in German debate, score 40:40),” she said in her Tiktok. “That’s the benefit of honey. No Honey Ass, we should renaming!” said the 42-year-old man in the video.

If the video makes your mouth water, you need to hurry. And most likely go by plane. Because the hype drink only exists as long as tennis is played in New York. There is still good news for those who are interested.

You can still enjoy it even without a ticket for a tennis match. Gray Goose, the vodka sponsor of the Grand Slam, has partnered with 140 bars in New York where the cocktail will be available during the two weeks of the US Open. A canned version of the drink will be available in the Big Apple and Chicago during this time.