Maybe Ben Shelton or Taylor Fritz or even Frances Tiafoe, who’s been knocking on the door for a few years, can make himself the biggest story at the end of this U.S. Open, and not Jannik Sinner

If you would like to follow The Athletic’s U.S. Open coverage, click here and follow our tennis page. Will world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka go “Slamless” in 2025 — and does it even matter? Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner could go eight from eight at the Grand Slams — but their bigger fight might take place in the world rankings.

NEW YORK—Carlos Alcaraz last came to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center feeling out of sorts after a grueling Olympic-impacted summer ended with an early exit from the US Open.

The two young players "have made the sport anew,” Giri Nathan writes in his new book, “stepping into superstardom right as the greatest generation slipped out of it.”

The most recognizable faces in tennis are expected to be on display for the full two weeks of the 2025 US Open.

Sabalenka is currently +285 to repeat as champion, second only to Iga Swiatek at +240. Sinner, meanwhile is favored to repeat at +110, slightly ahead of rival Carlos Alcaraz at +175. With some of those odds in mind, let's take a look at some of the best betting options to consider in both the men's and women's tournaments this year in New York.

Well, well, well. The tennis gods have spoken, and they’ve decided to serve up some absolutely delicious chaos at the 2025 US Open. Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his French Open triumph and that sweet Cincinnati Masters victory,

The 2025 US Open Tennis Championships is live from Queens, New York, as the top players from the men's and women's divisions compete for a Grand Slam title.