For the eighth straight Grand Slam, either Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner will take home the trophy. The pair is set to face off in the 2025 men’s U.S. Open final this Sunday. Sinner entered this year’s tournament with the 2024 title to defend. Alcaraz entered it with his 2023 title to win back. The winner of Sunday’s final will walk away ranked the No. 1 player in the world. The stakes are clear.
The Sinner vs. Alcaraz match will air on cable on ESPN and will also stream on the ESPN App with ESPN unlimited at 2 p.m. ET this Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning into the men’s final match today, plus the full broadcast and streaming schedule for the whole tournament.
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How to watch Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open:
Date: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
TV channel: ABC, ESPN Deportes
Streaming: ESPN unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo + more
When is the Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz match?
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will once again meet in a men’s grand slam final — their eighth consecutive time. The pair will face off this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on the court of Arthur Ashe. Pre-show coverage of the final begins at 1:30 p.m. ET.
How to watch the U.S. Open final without cable
ESPN’s new streaming service is divided into two tiers: the ESPN unlimited package and the ESPN select package. The U.S. Open’s final match will only be available on ESPN’s linear networks or ESPN unlimited.
For $29.99, the ESPN unlimited package includes access to all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, plus access to programming on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+ and ACCNX. That means fans will get coverage of more than 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, original programming and more.
Right now, for a limited time, you can bundle ESPN unlimited with Disney+ and Hulu and pay $29.99/month for 12 months — that’s like getting those other services free for a year! Even if you’re a current subscriber to Disney+, Hulu or even the bundle, you can still upgrade to this great deal.
2025 U.S. Open channel
The majority of the U.S. Open tennis tournament has aired on ESPN and ESPN2. Select matches — including the men’s singles final — will air on ABC.
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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 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
Friday, Sept. 5
Women’s Doubles Championship: 12-2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Men’s Singles Semifinals #1: 3-6 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
Men’s Singles Semifinals #2: 7-10 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
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Louis Armstrong and Outer Courts: 12-p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Sept. 6
Men’s Doubles Championship: 12-2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Women’s Final Preview Show: 3:30-4 p.m. (ESPN Deportes)
Women’s Singles Championship: 4-7 p.m. (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
Tennis Channel Live at the US Open: 7—8 p.m. (Tennis Channel)
Outer Courts: 12-11 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Sept. 7
Men’s Final Preview Show: 1-2 p.m. (ABC)
Men’s Final Preview Show: 1:30-2 p.m. (ESPN Deportes)
Men’s Singles Championship: 2-5:30 p.m. (ABC / ESPN Deportes)
Tennis Channel Live at the US Open: 7-8 p.m. (Tennis Channel)
Men’s Singles Final (Encore): 8:30-11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
