The 2025 US Open, the 145th edition and season’s final Grand Slam, returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York with a revamped 15-day main draw and a first-ever weekend start to the tournament’s opening rounds. According to Wikipedia’s 2025 US Open page, play runs August 19–September 7, with Fan Week and qualifying beginning August 18 and the main draw concluding Sunday, September 7; Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are the defending singles champions, and this is the final US Open under tournament director Stacey Allaster.
Scheduling and format
- Wikipedia notes the main draw expands to 15 competition days and starts on a weekend for the first time in the Open Era, aligning with recent changes at other Slams.
- The LTA’s 2025 preview says qualifying runs August 18–21, with main-draw action Sunday, August 24 through Sunday, September 7, and day/night sessions timed for UK audiences on Sky Sports and NOW.
- Economic Times reports top seeds are based on current rankings, with 32 seeded players separated in the draw; Sinner (men’s No. 1) and Sabalenka (women’s No. 1) are defending champions, with Novak Djokovic and 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz among the headline contenders.
New mixed doubles
- Wikipedia details a new two-day mixed doubles format staged during Fan Week (Aug 19–20) at Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong: 16 teams (eight direct entries by combined singles ranking, eight wild cards), short sets to four games with no-ad scoring, and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set. The final uses standard six-game sets with no-ad and a 10-point match tiebreak. The event carries a $1 million winner’s prize and has drawn criticism from some players and fans.
- Economic Times adds that several big-name singles players are expected in mixed doubles, including past singles champions.
How to watch and key venues
- The LTA states live coverage in the UK is on Sky Sports and NOW. Wikipedia lists main showcourts Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand, with Laykold hard courts across the complex.
- The official US Open site highlights Fan Week events beginning August 18 and a Finals Fan Fest; ODESZA is slated to headline the Finals Afterparty.
Players to watch and current form
- Economic Times highlights men’s contenders: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur, Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti, Jack Draper; and women’s contenders: Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Madison Keys, Zheng Qinwen, Amanda Anisimova, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina.
- The LTA’s preview notes British entries including Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter, with Raducanu showing improved 2025 form.
- Sky Sports reports Raducanu pushed world No. 1 Sabalenka to a deciding-set tiebreak in Cincinnati, underscoring competitive tune-up form ahead of New York.
- The WTA official site ranks Sabalenka No. 1 ahead of Gauff and Swiatek as
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