ACES: President Trump To Attend Prestigious Sporting Event

President Trump will attend the U.S. Open final in New York City on Saturday.

Saturday’s men’s championship contest will feature No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday.

‘ACE’ IN THE CROWD: President Trump is expected to attend the U.S. Open men’s singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Sunday, making a return to the tournament for the first time since 2015. pic.twitter.com/6fkMKYrJlN

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“These two players,” said Djokovic, a 24-time major champion, “are the best in the world right now.”

No doubt about that. They have established themselves as far and away the elite men in the game.

No matter Sunday’s result, the duo will have split the past eight major trophies and taken 10 of the past 13. Their career totals: Alcaraz owns five Slam titles, Sinner four.

And the No. 1 ranking will be on the line Sunday, when President Donald Trump plans to attend.

“It’s great for the sport having rivalries, having hopefully great matches in front of us,” Sinner said. “I’m someone who loves these challenges, and I love to put myself in these positions and to see how it goes.”

Sinner opened as a -125 favorite for the final, while Carlos Alcaraz was +100, according to odds from ESPN BET. Sinner entered the tournament as the +105 favorite, with Alcaraz the second-favorite at +180. Alcaraz attracted the most tickets (28.0%) in the future market, while Sinner took the most handle (42.7%), at BetMGM.

Alcaraz defeated Sinner at the French Open in June; Sinner defeated Alcaraz at Wimbledon in July.

Sinner is trying to become the first repeat men’s champion in New York since Roger Federer won the hard-court tournament five years in a row from 2004 through 2008. Sinner also has made it to five straight Grand Slam finals, a stretch that started at the U.S. Open 12 months ago.

Alcaraz said President Trump’s presence at the event is “great for tennis.”

The 22-year-old Spaniard said he “will try not to think about” playing in front of the president.

“I don’t want myself to be nervous because of it,” Alcaraz said.

“It’s great for tennis to have the president into the final,” he added.

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Carlos Alcaraz on Donald Trump attending the U.S. Open final:

“I will try not to think about it. I don’t want myself to be nervous because of it.

“It’s great for tennis to have the president into the final.” pic.twitter.com/AtDzCyxEzK

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 6, 2025

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The United States Tennis Association said on Friday that Trump would be a guest in a corporate suite inside Ashe.

Trump was once a fixture in the US Open crowd before launching his political career. The Trump Organization even maintained a suite adjacent to the broadcast booth, but gave it up in 2017 during his first year in the White House.

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The president has been making a series of high-profile sporting appearances this year. He has attended the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the Daytona 500 in Florida, UFC cards in Miami and Newark, the NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia and July’s Fifa Club World Cup final in New Jersey, where he made headlines by crashing Chelsea’s trophy ceremony.

While Barack and Michelle Obama appeared on opening night of the US Open in 2023, Trump’s return on Sunday will mark the first by a sitting president in 25 years, when Bill Clinton took in the women’s final in 2000.

Alcaraz, who first won the US Open as a teenager in 2022, has become the first man to reach the tournament’s final without dropping a set since Roger Federer in 2015. He said Friday that not even Trump’s presence, which ensures the match will carry political theatre unusual even for New York’s grand slam, will distract him from his goal.