Overview

• The tournament released a 16-team field and draw that splits entry between combined singles rankings and USTA wild cards.
• High-profile pairings include Emma Raducanu/Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic/Olga Danilovic, Jannik Sinner/Katerina Siniakova, Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud, Naomi Osaka/Gael Monfils, and defending champions Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori, with top seeds Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper opening against Alcaraz/Raducanu.
• Play runs August 19–20 on Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadiums, with sellout sessions expected and coverage across ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN+, including a Wednesday night window on ESPN2.
• Matches use short sets to four with no-ad scoring and a 10-point match tiebreak through the semifinals, while the final switches to six-game sets with the same tiebreak rule.
• Doubles specialists have criticized the overhaul as exclusionary, the USTA maintains it is a bona fide Grand Slam built to grow interest with a $1 million champions’ purse, and the tight Cincinnati turnaround has raised concern over late withdrawals after confirmed changes such as Jasmine Paolini’s exit and re-pairings.