Overview
- The mixed-doubles draw was finalized and the main draw began on Aug. 25 with first-round and quarterfinal matches scheduled across Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums.
- Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic are the No. 1 team and are slated to start at Arthur Ashe, while wild-card pairing Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are scheduled for a prime-time Arthur Ashe slot.
- Qualifying concluded with Katerina Siniaková/Henry Patten and Erin Routliffe/Lloyd Glasspool advancing into the 16-team field after winning two qualifying matches.
- Matches through the semifinals use short sets to four games with no-ad scoring, tiebreakers at 4-4 and a 10-point super tiebreak to decide a third set, with the final reverting to standard six-game sets and a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a third set.
- U.S. TV and streaming coverage is on ESPN networks and ESPN+ across Aug. 25–26, the event carries a reported $1 million winners' prize, and the USTA's singles-first entry rules have forced many top doubles specialists into qualifying, raising questions about the format's impact on doubles players and on how the event may evolve.