Broadcasters of the U.S. Open have reportedly been instructed to censor fan reactions to President Donald Trump attending the boys’s singles last on Sunday, September 7.
At 2 p.m. ET, Jannik Sinner will face off towards Carlos Alcaraz on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in New York Metropolis. Trump is anticipated to attend as a visitor of Rolex — and an e-mail despatched to broadcasters like ESPN and Sky Sports activities revealed what that protection will appear like.
“With respect to Broadcast Protection, the President shall be proven on the World Feed and the Ashe Court docket Feed throughout the opening anthem ceremony,” the e-mail from the US Tennis Affiliation learn, per the Every day Mail.
The memo added, per The New York Occasions, “We ask all broadcasters to chorus from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capability.”
USTA spokesman Brendan McIntyre advised The Athletic, “We often ask our broadcasters to chorus from showcasing off-court disruptions.”
On Friday, Alcaraz, a Spanish tennis participant, responded to a query about Trump attending his match towards Sinner. “It’s a privilege for the tournaments having the president from each nation simply to assist the event, to assist tennis, and to assist the match,” he advised reporters. “For me, enjoying in entrance of him … to be sincere, I’ll strive not to consider it. I don’t need myself to be nervous due to it.”
Alcaraz added, “However I believe attending the tennis match, it’s nice for tennis to have the president into the ultimate.”
In 2015, Trump attended the U.S. Open, the place he was greeted with loud booing amid his Republican frontrunner standing forward of the 2016 presidential run. The POTUS watched Serena Williams defeat her sister, Venus Williams, on the time. Sunday’s attendance will mark the primary time Trump, 79, has attended the U.S. Open since then.
Trump additionally attended Tremendous Bowl LIX in February 2025, turning into the primary U.S. president to attend a Tremendous Bowl. Upon his arrival, the POTUS was acquired with a mixture of booing and cheering, NPR reported.