Overview

• Play begins at 11 a.m. ET at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 and every match available to stream on ESPN Select via the ESPN app.
• Cord-cutters can watch through DirecTV (free trial), FuboTV and Sling, and ESPN’s new Unlimited plan bundles linear channels with ESPN Select; in the UK, Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ carry every match.
• Today’s marquee matchups include Carlos Alcaraz vs. Reilly Opelka on Arthur Ashe in the evening, Venus Williams vs. Karolina Muchova at night, and Frances Tiafoe opening the afternoon session on Ashe.
• The tournament features a record $90 million prize fund, up $15 million from last year, as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka begin title defenses with Sinner widely viewed as the men’s favorite.
• Opening day combined sport and ceremony with first‑round wins for Sabalenka, Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic, a 75th‑anniversary salute to barrier‑breaker Althea Gibson, and a USTA Foundation gala honoring Andre Agassi attended by high‑profile guests.