The top tennis talent arrived in the Big Apple from around the globe this week for the final Grand Slam of the season.
As the 2025 U.S. Open gets underway, here's everything spectators need to know about this year's tournament to enjoy all the action, with Round 1 beginning on Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The brackets were unveiled Thursday for the final tennis championship of the year, with World No. 1 and defending champ Jannik Sinner atop the seeding and a wild-card entry for beloved two-time champion Venus Williams.
Opening Round 1 action gets underway in Arthur Ashe on Sunday, with American tennis star Ben Shelton kicking things off dayside against a to-be-decided qualifying opponent, followed by the opening night matchup between four-time U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic vs. 19-year-old American, Learner Tien.
On the women's side, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will play on Ashe against Rebeka Masarova in the afternoon session. Jessica Pegula, the 2024 U.S. Open runner up, follows for the evening session to take on Mayar Sherif at the same stadium.
Check out the seeds and pairings announced by U.S. Open officials below.
Men's singles draw
The men's singles draw on Thursday placed former U.S. Open champions Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz in the bottom half, as Sinner anchors the top along with former Grand Slam finalists Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev. American favorite and last year's U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz landed in the second half.
The men's singles draw for the US Open is set! 🧐
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 21, 2025
Top half: pic.twitter.com/BgAkOqhTLC
In addition to Fritz, there are three other American men in the Top 20 -- Shelton, Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe -- seeking to secure their first major title at Arthur Ashe.
Click here to see the full men's draw ahead of the first matches on Sunday.
Women's singles U.S. Open draw
Three of the American women in the Top 10 seeds -- Coco Gauff (No. 3), Madison Keys (No. 6) and Amanda Anisimova (No. 8) -- make up this year's bottom half, while Pegula (No. 4) and Emma Navarro (No. 10) were seeded in defending U.S. Open champion Sabalenka's top half.
The women's singles top half draw is set! pic.twitter.com/x2eXmsYq2X
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 21, 2025
The women's singles bottom half draw is set! pic.twitter.com/fbY6LdRzbx
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 21, 2025
Click here to see the full bracket of the women's singles draw.
Fan week began Monday Aug. 18, with qualifying matches, the mixed doubles tournament, and women's and men's singles practice rounds taking place across all 22 courts at the famed USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York.
Week 2, which begins Sun. Aug 24, will see the start of the singles matches through the third round, as well as men's and women's doubles through Saturday, Aug. 30.
Week 3 ushers in the Round of 16 on Sunday, Aug. 31, as well as more doubles action and the first round of the boys' and girls' junior singles play.
Singles quarterfinals matches begin Sept. 2, leading up to the women's semifinals on Sept. 4 and the men's semifinals on Sept. 5.
The women's final will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6, followed by the men's final Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7.
Click here for more detailed hourly schedules as the U.S. Open progresses, including updated courts and matches.
Honey Deuce recipe to sip the famed US Open cocktail as final Grand Slam beginsAs fans descend on the legendary grounds of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, guests can enjoy access to sponsor booths for fun and games, as well as catch podcast recordings, DJ sets, player Q&A sessions, special appearances and more through Saturday, Aug. 23.
From family-friendly moments like Marvel comic book giveaways to adult-centric options like the Heineken Happy Hour, check out the full schedule of Fan Week events here.
Defending champs Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully took home the title on Wednesday night with the new-look event, presented by Vital Proteins.
The full 16-team field and draw for the star-studded U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Championship featured blockbuster pairings like Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, and Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe.
The US Open Mixed Doubles Championship draw is set! pic.twitter.com/FntRmId9R0
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 17, 2025
Typically, mixed doubles ran concurrently with the main draw, and the championship would be played amid the final weekend of the tournament. This year, the action moved from the outer courts to be held exclusively at the largest stadium courts, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong.
The full tournament broadcast airs on various channels across ABC and ESPN. Play is also streaming on the ESPN app.
The 2025 U.S. Open men's and women's singles winners will earn $5 million.
Finalists will earn $2.5 million, semifinalists will earn $1.26 million, and quarterfinalists will earn $660,000.
The doubles winners will take home $1 million, while finalists will earn $500,000. Doubles semifinalists will earn $250,000 and quarterfinalists will earn $125,000.
Sinner, who recently won his first Wimbledon Championship, is the defending U.S. Open men's singles champion after defeating American favorite Fritz in 2024.
Sabalenka beat American player Pegula in straight sets to win the 2024 U.S. Open women's singles title.
An earlier version of this story was originally published on Aug. 18, 2018.
