For the first time in the Open era, the US Open will move to a 15-day event starting this year.
It means the tournament will commence on a Sunday (Monday morning AEDT), allowing for an extra day in the schedule to ease scheduling congestion.
They follow the path of the French Open, which was the first Slam to introduce an extra day to the main draw in 2006, and the Australian Open as they introduced the change last year.
Fans subscribed to the USTA (United States Tennis Association) for ticketing information were notified about the adjustment for the final Grand Slam of the calendar year.
Wimbledon is now the only major tournament to stick with the original 14-day schedule, with no signs of that changing anytime soon.
The first-round at Flushing Meadows will be spread across three days on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Since the announcement, the USTA has confirmed that "no further adjustments to the singles main draw schedule after the first-round are planned".
They added that it will allow "more fan access than ever to the main draw following three consecutive years of record-breaking attendance".
Given the Australian Open's record-breaking January with a total attendance of 1.2 million people, the US Open will also try to increase revenue, as the change will authorise an extra 70,000 fans to flood through the gates.
The 2025 US Open will run from August 24 through to September 7.
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