U.S. Open swings into NYC for 2025 tennis tournament. Here's when the schedule starts.
The U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season, is bringing tennis' biggest stars and biggest fans to New York City.
Fan Week is underway at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, and the first singles matches will be held Sunday morning.
"The NYPD is here to keep every participant, spectator and staff member safe," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Friday morning, adding it's a "group effort" with federal law enforcement partners.
The commissioner said the department has a specific U.S. Open detail made up of hundreds of uniformed officers and traffic agents. She also said concrete barriers will be installed around the perimeter, and spectators will face multiple layers of screening to enter the grounds.
"We expect over a million spectators to come through the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center over the next two weeks or so, making this one of the most attended sporting events in the world," Tisch said.
U.S. Open 2025 singles schedule
By starting on Sunday instead of Monday, the U.S. Open is adding a 15th day of competition this year, joining the French and Australian opens in expanding their schedules.
Singles play begins at 11 a.m. EDT around the grounds, and the first match in Arthur Ashe Stadium is scheduled for noon.
The women play best-of-three-set matches with a first-to-10 tiebreaker at 6-all in the third. Men play best-of-five with a tiebreaker at 6-all in the fifth.
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, and Jannik Sinner, of Italy, are looking to defend their 2024 titles. Sabalenka will be the top-seeded woman, and Sinner the top-seeded man.
- Aug. 24-25-26: First Round (Women and Men)
- Aug. 27-28: Second Round (Women and Men)
- Aug. 29-30: Third Round (Women and Men)
- Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
- Sept. 2-3: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
- Sept. 4: Women's Semifinals
- Sept. 5: Men's Semifinals
- Sept. 6: Women's Final
- Sept. 7: Men's Final
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