At the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows, New York City, the 2025 US Open is in full swing. It is the last Grand Slam of the year. The tournament will run from August 24 to September 7. It will be the first time it has ever started on a Sunday, making it 15 days long and giving a record $90 million prize pool, which is 20% more than in 2024. The tournament is headlined by defending winners Jannik Sinner (men’s) and Aryna Sabalenka (women’s), as well as stars like Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, and Iga Świątek. The second day of the main draw is today, August 25, and it will mostly be first-round singles matches. The gates open at 9:30 a.m. ET, and the first match starts at 11 a.m. ET on the outer courts and 11:30 a.m.
A Look at Today’s Plans
You can get real-time information on the US Open app. Games start early and go late, and the courts may be changed because of bad weather. All times are in Eastern Time (ET, GMT-4). Today is mostly about the first round of singles, but there are also some doubles and mixed games to finish off Fan Week. At 11 a.m., the outer courts begin. A 16-year-old Canadian wildcard named Victoria Mboko, who was placed after winning the Canadian Open in 2025, plays Barbora Krejčíková. Another rising star, American Frances Tiafoe, plays a player who is hoping to make it to the round of 16. Starting at 11 a.m., Tiafoe will play at Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Karolina Muchová may play later. The Grandstand is where Mboko’s first match and surprise fights take place. Starting at 11:30 a.m., Madison Keys plays Renata Zarazúa at Arthur Ashe Stadium. At 7 p.m., Venus Williams makes her record 25th US Open singles match at age 45 against Muchová, and then Carlos Alcaraz plays Reilly Opelka.
Key Matches to Keep an Eye On
Veterans say goodbye and young people are full of energy on this day. At 11:30 a.m., Madison Keys, the 2025 Australian Open winner, plays Renata Zarazúa on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Keys looks to build on her 1-0 head-to-head advantage. Venus Williams, who has won the US Open twice, plays Karolina Muchová at 7 p.m. in an emotional wildcard comeback match that could be her last. Later, around 9 p.m., Carlos Alcaraz, winner of the 2022 US Open, plays American Reilly Opelka, who serves very hard. Frances Tiafoe, a two-time semifinalist, plays in an afternoon match at Louis Armstrong Stadium. At 11 a.m., Victoria Mboko plays Barbora Krejčíková in the Grandstand. To add a touching touch to her last US Open, Petra Kvitová plays an outer court opener in the afternoon. She is retiring after this event.
Viewers in the US
From 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN2 show live sports, and ESPN Deportes shows sports in Spanish. If you want to watch, ESPN+ (now ESPN Select) costs $11.99 a month and gives you full access to all 17 courts, as well as replays and highlights. You can watch ESPN channels with Fubo, which has a free 7-day trial and then costs $84.99 a month. Other options include Hulu + Live TV.
Viewers from other countries
Australia’s 9Now and New Zealand’s TVNZ both offer free streams. You can view these sites with a VPN like NordVPN. TSN+ in Canada costs $8 a month. Sky Sports in the UK and JioHotstar in India are two paid choices. A VPN, like NordVPN or ExpressVPN, lets you watch HD content that is blocked in your country.
Extra Tips for Watching
You can get free radio coverage on SiriusXM or the US Open blog. Playlists and highlights can be found on ESPN+ and YouTube. On StubHub, resold tickets for fans who want to go in person start at $50. With partly cloudy clouds (high 82°F/28°C), Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadiums’ retractable roofs make sure that play doesn’t stop. For real-time news, follow @usopen on X. Today sets the stage for an exciting US Open with Venus Williams’s historic comeback and Alcaraz’s style.
