The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. The event is a singles championship held on acrylic hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York City, United States. The US Open was first played in August 1881, and it is one of the oldest tennis events in the world. It was also the first Grand Slam tournament to use a challenge system in place of the winner-takes-all format.
The 2025 US Open gets underway on Sunday Aug 24 with the men’s and women’s singles competitions taking to the courts of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Court 17. With all matches broadcast live on ESPN and featuring a number of exciting young players, this is a tournament to be sure not to miss.
Novak Djokovic begins his quest for a fifth straight US Open title with a match against Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie on centre court in the morning session. He will have his work cut out for him against Norrie, who has backed up his impressive Paris run with solid showings in some of the WTA 1000 tournaments.
In the afternoon, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on qualifier Shibahara in her opener. The Belarusian is in fine form with a number of wins at the highest level this year, but she has struggled in some of her more high-profile appearances. She will be looking to get back to her best against the player who took her to a tiebreak in last year’s Cincinnati Open final.