Play in the U.S. Open is scheduled to begin Sunday on the hard courts of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

The draw for the men’s and women’s singles will take place on Thursday 21 August. The start time of the draw has yet to have been confirmed but the ceremony usually takes place at around 5pm BST. It will be available to watch live on the US Open website.

The US Open, the final major tournament of the tennis calendar, is set to begin Monday with qualifying matches.

The US Open mixed doubles tournament has a new look, with huge names and prize money. Here's what you'll want to know.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for a little extra money — OK, a lot of extra money, by any standard: $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.S. Open’s overhauled mixed doubles tournament.

The tennis world was buzzing earlier this summer when news of the US Open’s new mixed doubles tournament was announced. For starters, mixed doubles—normally played during the course of the main tournament,

The winning duo will take home a $1 million prize, which is higher than most prize purses for mixed doubles major tournaments. The 16 teams will play over two days. The first round and quarterfinals take place on Tuesday inside the main show courts at the USTA National Tennis Center. The semifinals and championship match will be on Wednesday night.

The 2025 US Open will start with a new stand-alone mixed doubles championship on 19-20 August. Sixteen pairs will compete for the title, with seven teams receiving direct entry based on their combined singles ranking. The rest got wildcards.

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla