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Tonight’s Epic U.S. Open Showdown: Will Sinner’s Power or Auger-Aliassime’s Precision Dominate the Court?

Felix Auger-Aliassime stands at a fascinating crossroads—not just in this year’s U.S. Open semifinals, but at the very edge of tennis history. As the sole gentleman in the final four still chasing that elusive Grand Slam title, watching him face world No. 1 Jannik Sinner tonight at the legendary USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center feels like witnessing a story still being written. It’s wild, right? A No. 25 seed stepping onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium court with everything to prove, hoping to shake off past near-misses—remember 2021 when Auger-Aliassime bowed out to the eventual champ Daniil Medvedev? Well, tonight could flip the script. Meanwhile, the other semifinal showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic promises fireworks too, but this matchup has that unpredictable edge that keeps us glued. Whether you’re twitching to catch every serve or just love an underdog tale, you’ll want to have your eyes glued to ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. Ready to see if Felix finally cracks that Grand Slam code? Let’s dive in. LEARN MORE

Felix Auger-Aliassime is the only man in this year’s U.S. Open semifinals who has not yet won a Grand Slam title. Auger-Aliassime, currently ranked No. 25, is hoping to change that when he faces world No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the men’s singles semifinal tonight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Auger-Aliassime has made it to the semifinals at the U.S. Open once before, in 2021, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev, who went on to win the tournament that year.) The other men’s semifinal, between No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic will take place Friday afternoon.

The Sinner vs. Auger-Aliassime match will air on cable on ESPN and will also stream on the ESPN App with ESPN unlimited at 7 p.m. ET tonight.

Here’s everything you need to know about tuning into the men’s match, plus the full broadcast and streaming schedule for the whole tournament.

How to watch Jannik Sinner vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime at the U.S. Open:

Date: Friday, September 5, 2025

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Streaming: ESPN unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo + more

When is the Jannik Sinner vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime match?

Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime will play in the men’s semifinal at the U.S. Open tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Their match will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

How to watch Jannik Sinner vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime without cable:

ESPN’s new streaming service is divided into two tiers: the ESPN unlimited package and the ESPN select package. For the remainder of the U.S. Open, quarterfinals, semifinals and the final matches will only be available on ESPN’s linear networks or ESPN unlimited.

For $29.99, the ESPN unlimited package includes access to all of ESPN’s linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, plus access to programming on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+ and ACCNX. That means fans will get coverage of more than 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, original programming and more.

Right now, for a limited time, you can bundle ESPN unlimited with Disney+ and Hulu and pay $29.99/month for 12 months — that’s like getting those other services free for a year! Even if you’re a current subscriber to Disney+, Hulu or even the bundle, you can still upgrade to this great deal.

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When is the U.S. Open?

The 2025 U.S. Open tournament began on Sunday, Aug. 24. The women’s tennis tournament runs through Saturday, Sept. 6. The men’s tennis tournament runs through Sunday, Sept. 7.

2025 U.S. Open channel:

The majority of the U.S. Open tennis tournament will air on ESPN and ESPN2. Select matches — including the men’s singles final — will air on ABC.

If you don’t have cable, you can stream all the action on every court via ESPN’s newly expanded and rebranded streaming platform, ESPN. In the schedule below, we’re continuing to call ESPN’s streaming platform ESPN+, for clarity about where exactly you can catch select matches, but note that the men’s and women’s quarterfinals, semis and finals will only air on ESPN’s broadcast channels and the ESPN unlimited app.

DirecTV is currently offering its Choice tier (typically $108+/month with fees) for just $83 (after fees) for your first month.

DirecTV’s Choice tier gets you access to all the usual sports suspects: Tennis Channel, ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, plus plenty of regional sports networks (if you want to avoid paying the RSN fees, the Entertainment Tier has plenty of those same channels, though it doesn’t include the Tennis Channel).

Whichever package you choose, you’ll get ESPN’s new unlimited streaming package included free, and unlimited Cloud DVR storage! If you add on a Gemini start device for $10/month, you can get the Disney+ and Hulu bundle thrown in for free, too.

The best part is that you can try all this out free for five days. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for the U.S. Open, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.

Try free at DirecTV