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President Donald Trump participates in the US Open Men’s Singles Final on Sunday afternoon more than 10 years after he first launched a campaign for the White House.
Television networks set to broadcast Trump’s arrival at the event at Flushing Meadows in New York City were allegedly asked to refrain from broadcasting any boos or cheering to him.
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Donald Trump present during the match between Rafael Nadal (ESP) and Tommy Robredo (ESP) on Day 10 in 2013 US Open at Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2013. (Jerry Lai/USA Today Sports)
Bounces, a tennis-focused substance, first reported that the US Tennis Association (USTA) sent the directive to the TV stations.
“With regard to broadcast coverage, the president appears on the World Feed and the Ashe Court feed during the opening of the anthemous ceremony,” the message allegedly reads. “We ask all TV stations to refrain from showing disturbances or reactions in response to the president’s participation in any capacity, including meadow [Electronic News Gathering] cover. “
Usta said it regularly asks its TV companies to avoid showing disturbances from the field.
The American men’s final will take place between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner won the event last year and defeated American Taylor Fritz.
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Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump participate in Williams Sisters’ match on day nine of 2015 US Open at Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2015. (Jean Catuffe/GC pictures)
The final is set to take place at ESPN for viewers in the US ESPN who planned to show and recognize Trump’s presence on the US Open and cover the match as usual.
Trump has been a spectator in the US Open several times in the past. He attended the event in September 2015 with his wife, Melania, months after he announced he was driving to president for the first time. Photos showed John McEnroe shaking Trump’s hand.
Trump has participated in lots of sporting events, whether on the campaign track or in the White House. He was a guest in several UFC matches in 2024. He also participated in a Pittsburgh Steelers game while on the campaign track.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Rocky Bleier presents a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey to President Donald Trump at US Steel Mon Valley Worksirvin Plant, Friday 30. May 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
The president has a big sports week. He is scheduled to participate in New York Yankees’ games next week on the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks 11 September. He also wrote that he would attend the Ryder Cup at the end of the month.
