Anastasia and Nick wrap up the final Grand Slam of the year with a full US Open 2025 review. From Carlos Alcaraz defeating Jannik Sinner in their third final of the season, to Aryna Sabalenka defending her title against Amanda Anisimova, we break down the biggest matches and storylines.

We also highlight Taylor Townsend’s run, Granollers & Zeballos’ doubles win, the fan experience on site (ticket prices, Armstrong vs Ashe, presidential delays), and our Players of the Fortnight. Plus, what’s next on the WTA and ATP tours with Guadalajara, São Paulo, and the Davis Cup tie in Delray Beach.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Grand Slam Season Reflection Intro

02:29 Men's Doubles Final Heartbreak

07:08 Women's Singles Final Analysis

17:16 The Future of Women's Tennis

23:19 Men's Singles Final Recap

36:56 Tournament Review: Highlights and Lowlights

01:08:34 Upcoming Tournaments and Player Of the Fortnight

01:13:11 Player of the Fortnight: Celebrating Achievements

01:17:44 Outro

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The second part of our US Open Threads series dives into the fashion highs, lows, and surprises of the 2025 US Openwith Ian Mondul of 40 Love. Anastasia and Ian go through their faves (Musetti, Sabalenka, Venus, Townsend, Sinner/Alcaraz), the biggest misses (Draper’s Vuori debut, Tiafoe’s tiger stripes, Adidas Y-3 backlash), plus surprises like Paolini’s shimmering ASICS dress and doubles teams turning out in matching kits.

We wrap with overall takes on the rise of individuality in tennis fashion, why women’s kits outshone men’s, and the colors that ruled the Open: red and purple.

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🎧 Listen to Part 1 with Jessica Schiffer (Hard Court) for the fashion x high-fashion crossover. - https://youtu.be/TkzNGPbDCUE?si=cz81m5wdIwXl42bF

Chapters

00:00 Intro & Ian’s background

04:15 Faves (Musetti, Sabalenka, Townsend, Venus, Sinner, Alcaraz, doubles teams)

33:26 Misses (Draper, Tiafoe, On, Adidas Y-3)

53:39 Surprises (ASICS shimmer, Lehecka, Townsend, Nike walkout kits)

1:03:04 Overall takes: sleeveless era, individuality, women’s kits better than men’s

01:11:00 Outro

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Anastasia and Nick break down all the semifinal action from the US Open and set the stage for finals weekend. We cover Sabalenka’s battle with Pegula, Anisimova’s win over Osaka, Alcaraz’s straight-sets victory over Djokovic, and Sinner’s strong run past Felix Auger-Aliassime. Plus: doubles storylines, including Dabrowski & Routliffe’s win and Salisbury & Skupski’s historic run.

We close with previews of the women’s final — Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova — and the blockbuster men’s final: Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz for the trophy and the No. 1 ranking.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction and New Setups

01:57 Semifinals Recap

03:54 Aryna Sabalenka v Jessica Pegula

10:44 Amanda Anisimova V Naomi Osaka

22:38 Men's Semi-Finals: Djokovic vs. Alcaraz

37:57 Jannik Sinner V Felix Auger Aliassime

48:56 Women's Double Final Recap & Men's Doubles Final Preview

53:52 Men's Doubles Final Preview: British Hopes

58:16 Finals Preview

58:37 Women's Final Preview: Sabalenka vs. Anisimova

01:05:28 Men's Final Preview: Sinner vs. Alcaraz

01:08:56 Thank you and Outro

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