Overview
- Play starts Sunday with day and night sessions at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time, and the first round now spans August 24–26.
- Day 1 features Novak Djokovic vs. Learner Tien and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Rebeka Masarova, with Taylor Fritz vs. Emilio Nava and Daniil Medvedev vs. Benjamin Bonzi also on the slate.
- Venus Williams, returning after uterine surgery and competing via wildcard, will face Karolína Muchová in an Arthur Ashe night match on Monday as the oldest singles entrant since 1981.
- Tournament organizers have set a record $90 million total prize fund, with $5 million awarded to each singles champion.
- In Germany, coverage is behind pay services Sky and Sportdeutschland.TV, while Joyn Austria offers two free matches per day as a regional stream.