The US Open 2025 tennis tournament’s main draw will get underway at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York on Sunday.The final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, in its 145th edition, will be available for live streaming and telecast in India.This year’s US Open featured a special mixed doubles tournament, staged on August 19 and 20 as part of Fan Week ahead of the main draw. Unlike the traditional format that ran across the fortnight, this was a condensed, showcase-style event with 16 invited teams.None of the Indian tennis players, including two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna, featured in the mixed doubles showcase in New York.Italian tennis players Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori won the 2025 US Open mixed doubles title by defeating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the final.The men’s doubles draw for the US Open 2025 will be announced on August 27.Meanwhile, the men’s singles field will be led by world No.1 Jannik Sinner of Italy and No.2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. They have split the last two Grand Slam finals in four-set thrillers.Defending champion Sinner will arrive at the US Open fresh from his 200th career hard-court victory in Cincinnati and a maiden Wimbledon crown. Alcaraz, meanwhile, won the French Open this year.Waiting in the wings is Olympic champion Novak Djokovic, a four-time US Open winner and still the most successful active men’s singles player at Flushing Meadows. He is the same half of the draw as Alcaraz.The 38-year-old Djokovic has not played since Wimbledon, choosing instead to focus solely on extending his Grand Slam tally to a record 25.In the women’s field, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will seek to repeat her 2024 triumph. She has reached the semi-finals of every major this year but faces a formidable challenge from Iga Świątek, who won Wimbledon this season.
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