First serve to final point: the US Open 2025
2025 womens’ US Open winner; Sabalenka shows excitement as she secures another set win
The U.S. Open has wrapped up for its 57th year in a row. Providing riveting tennis for its avid fans, this Grand Slam tournament has shown that competitive tennis has no limits.
This year, the U.S. Open reached a record high of over one million fans in attendance. A chunk of these huge numbers in attendance was Fan Week. Fan Week is held annually before the US Open and allows fans to watch qualifying matches between top players and concurrently includes sponsored events and family-friendly activities. Before the beginning of the tournament, Fan Week produced over 200 thousand fans.
The tournament hosted 128 professional men's and women's players from all around the world. As one of the four biggest tennis tournaments of the year, the pros are working harder than ever to reach the top spot.
Creating an early upset within the men’s bracket, Alex Auger-Aliassame, the twenty-fifth seed, bested three top-ranked players in his road to the semi-finals. Jude Pandola-Paik (’27) responded to the conclusion of Auger-Aliassame in the tournament.
“The semi-final round of Sinner vs. Auger Aliasimme was one of my favorites because I didn’t expect him to make it so far,” Pandola-Paik said.
The last time Auger-Aliasimme had advanced this far in a major tournament was the US Open in 2021.
In the quarter finals, Amanda Anisimova beat Iga Swiatek, the second best in the world. Earlier in the summer, the players had met at the finals of Wimbledon, which resulted in a 6-0, 6-0 loss for Anisimova. After an enormous upset in the quarter finals, Anisimova advanced to the finals to play Aryna Sabalenka, the world number one.
“I was definitely expecting Sabalenka to come out on top. She’s the best women’s tennis player right now,” Pandola-Paik said.
Sabalenka won, continuing her second-year winning streak at the US Open. On the other hand, the men’s final featured one of the toughest rivalries of this year’s season: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. This year alone, these two players have faced off at the finals of four major tournaments. This time, it was Alcaraz who emerged as victor in a four-set match.
Although hosting two of the greatest players of the season, the stadium was empty at the beginning of the match. This was due to President Donald Trump’s arrival at the championship game, this caused a need for heightened security which led to delays in match time as frustrated viewers were forced through screenings and back checks.
With the winners, Alcaraz and Sabalenka, walking away with 5 million dollars apiece, the US Open ended on a successful note. As the year continues, the competition becomes even more ambitious and fans are left to see how the rest of the season will flourish.
Alcaraz, mens’ 2025 US Open winner is ecstatic as he is dominant in this tight match