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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,

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will face potential difficult American opponents when they begin their quest for another U.S. Open title. Venus Williams, meanwhile, returns to the event at age 45 against No.

The Spaniard has been linked—at least playfully—by fans to fellow tennis star Emma Raducanu, especially after the news broke that the two will be teaming up for mixed doubles at this year’s US Open. Now, with the pair spotted training together ahead of the tournament, the speculation has only grown louder.

The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

Djokovic, who threw out the first pitch ahead of Thursday’s Red Sox-Yankees game, faces Learner Tien, the American ranked No. 48 in the world, while Alcaraz meets huge-serving American Reilly Opelka, ranked No. 66.

The list of highest-paid tennis players in 2025 has officially been unveiled with multiple recognizable names at the top.

We're one day away from the US Open main draw getting underway and all of the top players have arrived at Flushing Meadows to conduct their media obligations. Yesterday we heard from Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and a host of other icons.