We’re down to the final four men competing in the 2025 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. This afternoon, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will face No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic in the first men’s semifinal of the day. (Jannik Sinner and Feliz Auger-Aliassime will play their semi at 7 p.m.) Their meeting carries a lot of weight for both Alcaraz and Djokovic; with this match, Djokovic breaks Chrissie Evert’s record as the player with the most semifinals across all Grand Slams – this is his 53rd. For Alcaraz, 16 years Djokovic’s junior, he may not be breaking any all-time records yet, but he’s working toward his second Grand Slam win of the year and, if Sinner wins the day’s other semifinal, their third consecutive Grand Slam final against each other.
The Djokovic vs. Alcaraz match will air on cable on ESPN and will also stream on the ESPN App with ESPN unlimited no earlier than 3 p.m. ET today. It will take place after the other women’s doubles final which begins at 12 p.m. at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Here’s everything you need to know about tuning into the men’s match today, plus the full broadcast and streaming schedule for the whole tournament.
How to watch Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open:
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
Time: no earlier than 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Streaming: ESPN unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo + more
When is the Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic match?
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will play in the men’s semifinal at the U.S. Open this afternoon. Their match will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium after the women’s double match which begins at 12 p.m. ET. Alcaraz vs. Djokovic is not expected to begin before 3:00 p.m.
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How to watch Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic without cable:
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When is the U.S. Open?
The 2025 U.S. Open tournament began on Sunday, Aug. 24. The women’s tennis tournament runs through Saturday, Sept. 6. The men’s tennis tournament runs through Sunday, Sept. 7.
2025 U.S. Open channel:
The majority of the U.S. Open tennis tournament will air on ESPN and ESPN2. Select matches — including the men’s singles final — will air on ABC.
If you don’t have cable, you can stream all the action on every court via ESPN’s newly expanded and rebranded streaming platform, ESPN. In the schedule below, we’re continuing to call ESPN’s streaming platform ESPN+, for clarity about where exactly you can catch select matches, but note that the men’s and women’s quarterfinals, semis and finals will only air on ESPN’s broadcast channels and the ESPN unlimited app.
DirecTV is currently offering its Choice tier (typically $108+/month with fees) for just $83 (after fees) for your first month.
DirecTV’s Choice tier gets you access to all the usual sports suspects: Tennis Channel, ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, plus plenty of regional sports networks (if you want to avoid paying the RSN fees, the Entertainment Tier has plenty of those same channels, though it doesn’t include the Tennis Channel).
Whichever package you choose, you’ll get ESPN’s new unlimited streaming package included free, and unlimited Cloud DVR storage! If you add on a Gemini start device for $10/month, you can get the Disney+ and Hulu bundle thrown in for free, too.
The best part is that you can try all this out free for five days. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for the U.S. Open, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.
2025 U.S. Open TV schedule:
All times Eastern
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Friday, Sept. 5
Women’s Doubles Championship: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Men’s Singles Semifinals #1: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
Men’s Singles Semifinals #2: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
Louis Armstrong and Outer Courts: 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Sept. 6
Men’s Doubles Championship: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Women’s Final Preview Show: 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. (ESPN Deportes)
Women’s Singles Championship: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
Tennis Channel Live at the US Open: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Tennis Channel)
Outer Courts: 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Sept. 7
Men’s Final Preview Show: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. (ABC)
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Men’s Final Preview Show: 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. (ESPN Deportes)
Men’s Singles Championship: 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (ABC / ESPN Deportes)
Tennis Channel Live at the US Open: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Tennis Channel)
Men’s Singles Final (Encore): 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
2025 U.S. Open men’s top seeds
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Jack Draper
6. Ben Shelton
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Alex de Minaur
9. Karen Khachanov
10. Lorenzo Musetti
2025 U.S. Open women’s top seeds:
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Coco Gauff
3. Iga Swiatek
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Mirra Andreeva
6. Madison Keys
7. Jasmine Paolini
8. Amanda Anisimova
9. Elena Rybakina
10. Emma Navarro
