US Open

2021 US Open Offers $57.5 Million In Total Player Compensation

USTA Press Release, August 23, 2021 The USTA today announced that the US Open will offer $57.5 million in total player compensation in 2021, slightly surpassing the record payout set in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The USTA again […]

Moulin Rouge Musical To Headline 2021 US Open Opening Night Ceremony

USTA Press Release, August 20, 2021 The USTA announced that the cast of the Tony-nominated hit Broadway musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical, led by the show’s stars, Tony Award nominee Aaron Tveit and Natalie Mendoza, will headline the Opening Night Ceremony at the […]

Thiem Withdraws from US Open, Misses Rest Of The Season

Kosmos Tennis Press Release, August 18, 2021 Dominic Thiem, the US Open defending champion, has confirmed today that he has withdrawn from this year’s tournament and will miss the rest of the 2021 season. The World No. 6 has not […]

US Open Wild Cards Announced

NEW YORK, August 18, 2021 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that rising young Americans Jenson Brooksby, Brandon Nakashima and Emilio Nava as well as former world No. 8 Jack Sock and Ernesto Escobedo received main draw wild cards into the 2021 US Open, alongside NCAA singles […]

US Open Qualifying Closed To The Public For 2021

USTA Press Release, August 2021 For 2021, the US Open Qualifying Tournament will not be open for fans to attend. This was a particularly tough decision for the USTA to make, given the immense popularity of US Open Qualifying among […]

US Open Entry Lists Announced

WHITE PLAINS, July 21, 2021 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that 20-time Grand Slam singles champions Novak Djokovic (SRB), Rafael Nadal (ESP) and Roger Federer (SUI) will headline the men’s singles field for the 2021 US Open Tennis Championships, as their race for the […]

US Open To Welcome Back Fans This Year

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The 2021 US Open will be played with 100 percent fan capacity, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Thursday. Fan will be welcomed back to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing […]

After Pomp And Ceremony, A Chance For Thiem To Reflect

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday night, following the pomp and ceremony accompanying his first Grand Slam triumph – and after a well-deserved period to cool down after his nerve-wracking five-set victory over Alexander Zverev – newly-crowned US […]

Naomi Osaka: The Day After The Night Before

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On the day after Naomi Osaka won her second US Open singles title and third major championship overall, she spent a part of her Sunday doing a photo shoot on the grounds of […]