The 2025 US Open is the 145th edition of the tournament, held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. The official theme art for the 2025 U.S. Open, featuring a powerful visual celebrating what has been described as the tournament’s theme—”75 Years of Breaking Barriers”—honoring Althea Gibson’s historic legacy.
The US Open main draw expanded to 15 competition days in 2025, and featured the first weekend start to the main draw in the Open Era alongside the Australian Open and the French Open tennis championships, with competitions beginning on Tuesday, August 19, and continuing until Sunday, September 7.
The total prize pool soared to $90 million, a historic high and a 20% increase from 2024’s $75 million.
Singles champions in both the men’s and women’s draws will each receive $5 million—the highest individual payout in tennis history, while runners-up will take home $2,500,000, also up by 38.89%. First-round losers in the main draw will earn $110,000 (up 10% from 2024), and players losing in the first round of qualifying will receive $27,500. Overall, prize money across all rounds and events saw double-digit percentage increases, with total compensation rising 113% since 2015.
Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka entered the event as the defending champions in men’s and women’s singles, respectively.
A notable highlight was the mixed doubles final, where Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully defended their title by defeating Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud with a scoreline of 6–3, 5–7, [10–6].
Jannik Sinner showed strong form, battling past Denis Shapovalov in a four-setter to reach the Round of 16, maintaining his form as defending champion and now holds a perfect 18-0 record in Grand Slam third-round matches.
On the women’s side, Naomi Osaka advanced to the Round of 16 by defeating Daria Kasatkina, setting up a high-stakes clash with Coco Gauff, who cruised herself past Magdalena Frech.
Carlos Alcaraz remained dominant, reaching the quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Arthur Rinderknech.
Carloz Alcaraz became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals.
He achieved this while advancing to the U.S. Open quarterfinals without dropping a set through his first four rounds—his first time doing so.
Novac Djokovic tallied his 192nd career win at a hard-court Grand Slam, surpassing Roger Federer’s previous record of 191 wins. He also remains tied with Federer at 69 Grand Slam fourth-round appearances, an Open Era men’s record.
Additionally, Djokovic is now the oldest man to reach the fourth round at the U.S. Open since Jimmy Connors in 1991.
Ben Shelton had to retire mid-match due to a shoulder injury, while Frances Tiafoe was ousted in straight sets by Jan-Lennard Struff. Their exits marked a blow to American hopes at Flushing Meadows.
Coco Gauff undertook a bold move by working with a serve specialist during the tournament. The technical overhaul had early struggles—visible serve tension, double faults, even tears—but highlighted her long-term vision and maturity on a highly public stage.
The tournament is moving into its second week, with the Round of 16 underway. High-profile matchups—like Osaka vs. Gauff, Sinner, Alcaraz, Świątek, and others—promise even more thrilling tennis as the event builds toward its final rounds.