It’s time for the final major of the year, when hundreds of the world’s top tennis professionals will gather in New York City for their chance on the hard courts of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. The main draw kicks off on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 11:00 am ET and ends on Sunday, September 7, 2025, with the men’s singles final headlining that day.
Here’s a preview of this year’s U.S. Open with a look at some of the big questions and fine details so you can get the most out of the next two weeks of tennis action from New York.
How to Watch the U.S. Open
In the U.S., ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+ are the main avenues for catching matches throughout the next two weeks of the U.S. Open. ABC will pick up a pocket or two of coverage, and Tennis Channel will host a morning program before coverage begins each day.
The U.S. Open has the full rundown of its broadcast partners around the world.
And if you’re at work and can’t sneak a stream, U.S. Open Radio is the way to go.
Four Big Questions for U.S. Open 2025
1) Who can challenge Iga Swiatek? Among the top players in the world, nobody is going into the U.S. Open with as sharp of form and with as much confidence as Iga Swiatek. Winning in places she never thought she would at this point in her career has a serious multiplier effect heading into New York. And with Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff off-kilter recently, it makes Swiatek the heavy favorite this U.S. Open. Assuming current form holds up, she likely won’t be at risk until the semifinals at the earliest.
2) Is Jannik Sinner ready for this? The world number one is the defending champion at this year’s U.S. Open, but after retiring from illness during the Cincinnati final against Carlos Alcaraz earlier this week, it’s not entirely clear he is physically prepared for what’s coming. In his pre-tournament press conference on Friday, Sinner said he has not yet fully recovered from the viral illness that has struck a few players on tour, but he hopes to be before the tournament begins. That might mean that he’s in reasonably good shape for his first match, but could quickly be depleted in a taxing two-week event full of best-of-five matches.
3) What form is Novak Djokovic in? The former world number one hasn’t competed since Wimbledon, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. He skipped the grass court warm-up events but still made a run to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. That was the second major semifinal appearance in a row after going through five opponents in Paris before Sinner stopped him. If the draw holds up and Djokovic makes it through to the semifinals in New York, there’s a small consolation: he’ll face Alcaraz, not Sinner again. But first, he’ll have to make it through Learner Tien, who is 6-2 against top 10 opponents this year.
