Donald Trump Booed at U.S. Open Men’s Final Match
President Donald Trump returned to Queens, the New York City borough where he grew up, for the U.S. Open men’s final Sunday — where he got a Bronx cheer.
When Trump was shown briefly on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the singing of the U.S. national anthem — with Trump shown standing in salute — fans responded with a cascade of boos. That came before the start of the championship match on the men’s side, which pits No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
ESPN is broadcasting the U.S. Open men’s final on nationally on ABC, which aired portions of the crowd reaction to Trump. That came after the United States Tennis Association sent a memo to media partners requesting that they censor “disruptions or reactions” in response to Trump. “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity,” the USTA said in the memo. Trump is attending the event as a guest of Rolex, in the luxury watchmaker’s private suite, as first reported by the Bounces tennis blog.
The Sinner-Alcaraz match was scheduled to commence shortly after 2 p.m. but the start time was pushed back by more than half an hour because of traffic delays and additional security screening procedures put in place because of Trump’s attendance at the match.
Trump’s most recent appearance at the U.S. Open was in 2015, when he was a candidate still vying for the Republican nomination for president — and he was loudly booed then, too.
ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament concludes Sunday with the men’s championship on ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN streaming app. Coverage began at 1 p.m. ET with a preview special on ABC.
