The US Open makes divisive decision ahead of the 2025 tournament that some fans 'hate'

The US Open saw two new singles champions crowned last year and is now gearing up for its 2025 edition.

Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz in the US Open men’s singles final to complete his collection of hard court Grand Slams last year.

Fritz was not the only American to reach a US Open singles final in 2024, with Jessica Pegula losing out to Aryna Sabalenka.

Not only was their triumph in New York last year, but also big shocks as Carlos Alcaraz lost in the US Open second round.

Novak Djokovic has called for changes at the US Open, but the tournament have gone in a different direction with their latest announcement.

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Fans criticize the US Open’s decision to extend tournament

The US Open will become a 15-day event in 2025, following the Australian Open and Roland Garros with a Sunday main draw start.

Former doubles Grand Slam champion Patrick McEnroe posted to social media about this news, questioning whether Wimbledon would be next.

“The @usopen is now starting on a Sunday…” said McEnroe. “Just like @rolandgarros and the @AustralianOpen 15 days of main draw action. Is @Wimbledon next?”

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McEnroe’s post received a strong reaction, with tennis fans critical of the US Open’s decision.

“The longer the tournament the less action per day,” one person on X (formerly known as Twitter) said. “Masters Series quality way lower with new format. Worse product!”

Another social media user gave a short but to the point response to this move, “Bad move,” while someone else added, “3-day first rounds are the worst.”

One more fan suggested that this decision from the US Open was money motivated, “Sucks for on-site fans, unfair for players, federations only care about money, not tennis.”

While others who were planning to attend the 2025 US Open claimed that this announcement might change their plans.

“Major downgrade for the fan, Fewer compelling matchups for each of the first 3 days…so more overcrowding for the few good ones,” claimed one person. “Will rethink going days 1-3.”

Another added, “Hate this. Going on the first day and seeing half the draw was so fun…. So what’s next? Start the tournament in June and have one match per day?”

How will the US Open becoming 15 days affect the format of the tournament?

When revealing their motivation behind this decision, the US Open claimed that this was in response to record attendances last year and would allow an additional 70,000 spectators to attend the 2025 tournament.

The US Open now joins Roland Garros, that has been a 15-day event since 2006, while the Australian Open expanded more recently in 2024.

This change means that the first round of the US Open will now take place over three days rather than two.

The US Open will now begin on Sunday August 24, concluding on Sunday September September 7 with the men’s singles final.

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