USTA Announces The U.S. Open Will Have A Sunday Start Beginning In 2025
The USTA announced that the US Open Main Draw will expand to 15 competition days in 2025 with a Sunday start, joining Roland Garros and the Australian Open as 15-day Grand Slam events. The 2025 US Open will feature the first weekend start to the Main Draw in the Open Era, beginning on Sunday, August 24, and running through Sunday, September 7. With more planned Main Draw competition days than ever and Fan Week featuring six days of free grounds admission prior to the Main Draw, the 2025 US Open is set to offer the most access for fans in the event’s 145-year history. The full, three-week US Open will run from August 18-September 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
The men’s and women’s singles first rounds will be played Sunday-Tuesday in 2025, with the Sunday start offering Main Draw access for an additional 70,000-plus attendees. Opening Sunday will have six new ticketed sessions available – day and night sessions for reserved seats in both Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium and day-session tickets for Grandstand reserved and Grounds Admission. No further adjustments to the Singles Main Draw schedule after the first round are planned.
A Sunday start for the U.S. Open was analyzed in 2024 when Amazo’n”s Echo device said the 2024 event would have a Sunday start, as you can read here: https://worldtennismagazine.com/the-2024-u-s-open-will-have-a-sunday-start-according-to-amazons-alexa/23158
ESPN commentators Jason Goodall and Brad Gilbert discussed the potential Sunday start at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon during the 2025 Australian Open as you can read here: https://worldtennismagazine.com/will-wimbledon-us-open-also-have-sunday-grand-slam-starts-jason-goodall-brad-gilbert-discuss-on-espn/24421
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