The last Grand Slam of the tennis season is almost upon us, and Sky Sports has you covered from start to finish at Flushing Meadows.
From Sunday August 30 through to Sunday September 13, Sky Sports will be the exclusive home of every match from New York as the world's best players chase the final major title of the year.
A significant change awaits this year, too. The Mixed Doubles competition is returning with extra fanfare, drawing in doubles specialists alongside marquee singles names such as Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic, who are both set to feature in the event.
British interest will run right through the tournament, with home talent represented across the men's and women's singles draws, the doubles events, and the wheelchair tennis competition.
How to watch on Sky Sports
Every moment of the final major of 2025 will be shown live and exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis, with additional match coverage available through Sky Sports+.
Sky Sports Tennis sits on channel 407, while Sky Sports+ can be found on 410 for Sky Glass subscribers, 412 for those with Sky Q, and 416 for viewers in the Republic of Ireland.
Fans can also navigate to the 'Watch' tab on the Sky Sports app, where every Sky Sports+ live stream is accessible via the dedicated event centres.
Those without an existing subscription aren't left out, either - the US Open, plus a wide range of other live sport, can be streamed via a NOW Sports Day or Month Membership, with no contract required.
Across its channels, app and social platforms, Sky Sports will deliver comprehensive coverage of the tournament, spanning the men's and women's singles, both doubles competitions, mixed doubles, the junior events and wheelchair tennis.
Live text commentary will run daily on the Sky Sports app and website, backed up by rolling scores, match reports, expert analysis, features and video content.
The schedule in full
Monday, August 24 - Mixed doubles qualifying
Tuesday, August 25 - Mixed doubles - first & second rounds
Wednesday, August 26 - Mixed doubles - semi-finals & final
Thursday, August 27 - Qualifying
Sunday, August 30 - Men's & Women's singles 1st round
Monday, August 31 - Men's & Women's singles 1st round
Tuesday, September 1 - Men's & Women's singles 1st round
Wednesday, September 2 - Men's & Women's singles 2nd round
Thursday, September 3 - Men's & Women's singles 2nd round, Women's doubles 1st round
Friday, September 4 - Men's & Women's singles 3rd round, Men's & Women's doubles 1st round
Saturday, September 5 - Men's & Women's singles 3rd round, Women's doubles 2nd round, Men's doubles 1st round
Sunday, September 6 - Men's & Women's singles 4th round, Men's & Women's doubles 2nd round
Monday, September 7 - Men's & Women's singles 4th round, Women's doubles 3rd round, Men's doubles 2nd round
Tuesday, September 8 - Men's & Women's singles quarter-finals, Women's doubles quarter-finals, Men's doubles 3rd round, Wheelchair & Quad doubles quarter-finals
Wednesday, September 9 - Men's & Women's singles quarter-finals, Women's doubles semi-finals, Men's doubles quarter-finals, Wheelchair & Quad singles 1st round
Thursday, September 10 - Women's singles semi-finals, Men's doubles semi-finals, Wheelchair & Quad singles quarter-finals, Wheelchair & Quad doubles semi-finals
Friday, September 11 - Women's doubles final, Men's singles semi-finals, Men's doubles semi-finals, Wheelchair & Quad singles semi-finals, Wheelchair & Quad doubles final
Saturday, September 12 - Women's singles final, Men's doubles final, Wheelchair singles
Sunday, September 13 - Men's singles final
Day sessions get underway at 4pm BST, with the evening sessions starting at midnight.
Interestingly, the official tournament dates now span from Sunday, August 23 through to Sunday, September 13, according to the US Open's own announcement, with Arthur Ashe Kids' Day kicking off Fan Week on that opening Sunday - a slightly earlier start than the broadcast schedule above suggests.
A bigger stage for mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles event has been given even greater weight this year. According to the US Open, an eight-team qualifying competition will determine two of the places in the 16-team main draw, with that qualifying taking place on Monday, August 24, and the semi-finals and final following on Wednesday, August 25 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The stakes are considerable, too - the mixed doubles champions will walk away with a $1,000,000 winner's prize, per the official US Open draw page.
Previous champions at Flushing Meadows
In the Open era, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors share the record for men's singles titles at the US Open, with five apiece.
Novak Djokovic will be eyeing that mark this year. He currently sits on four titles, level with Rafael Nadal and John McEnroe, as he continues his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam crown - a record that would cement his legacy in the sport.
On the women's side, Serena Williams and Chris Evert jointly hold the record with six US Open titles each, ahead of Steffi Graf on five and Martina Navratilova on four.
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka arrive as the defending champions, while Emma Raducanu, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have all lifted the trophy in recent years.
Notably, both Sinner and Alcaraz will turn up in New York without having played either the Canada or Cincinnati events beforehand. Since the Masters format began in 1990, no man has ever gone on to win the US Open without competing in at least one of those two tournaments.
Raducanu ruled out
Emma Raducanu will not be at this year's tournament. The British No 1 is missing the final Grand Slam of the year because of the stress fracture in her right leg, an injury she picked up during the grass-court season that also forced her withdrawal from Wimbledon.
It continues a difficult run for Raducanu, who has been dogged by physical setbacks over the past 12 months.
Draper facing qualifying route
Jack Draper, the 2024 semi-finalist, looks set to have to fight through qualifying just to reach the main draw, having slipped outside the world's top 128 following a recurrence of bone bruising in his left arm.
The setback is a cruel one for the 24-year-old, who has played only a limited number of tournaments since first withdrawing from the tour a year ago with the same problem.
There is better news elsewhere for British tennis, though. Cameron Norrie will be in action, and he is joined by breakout star Arthur Fery, who makes his Flushing Meadows debut after a stunning run to the Wimbledon semi-finals as a wild card sent his ranking soaring.
Can Sabalenka make it three in a row?
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has the chance to become the first woman since Serena Williams' 2012-14 run to win three consecutive US Open titles.
Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner will be aiming to reclaim the crown that Carlos Alcaraz took from him in last year's final, when the Spaniard denied the 2024 champion. Sinner arrives fresh off his fifth Grand Slam title, having beaten French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final.
Serena Williams: the biggest story in New York?
Serena Williams, 44, made a surprise return to competitive action at Wimbledon, where she was beaten in three sets by Maya Joint before knee trouble forced her out of the doubles draw alongside her sister, Venus.
A wild card appearance at the Cincinnati Open, again partnering Venus, could give her the chance to assess her knee before deciding whether to commit to the US Open - where, fitness permitting, she would instantly become arguably the biggest storyline of the entire fortnight.
What happens next
Mixed doubles qualifying gets underway on Monday, August 24, before the first and second rounds of the main mixed doubles draw are played the following day, Tuesday, August 25, according to the US Open's tournament preview.
The mixed doubles semi-finals and final will then follow on Wednesday, August 25 in Arthur Ashe Stadium, before attention turns fully to the singles draws, with the main-draw men's and women's singles competitions beginning on Sunday, August 30.
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