Sky has locked down the US Open for the long haul, signing a three-year extension that keeps the New York Grand Slam exclusively on Sky Sports and NOW in the UK and Ireland until the end of 2030.
In a media landscape where premium rights rarely sit still for long, this is a statement. The deal, struck with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and negotiated by its media rights partner IMG, guarantees that every ball struck at Flushing Meadows will stay under the Sky umbrella for the next seven editions.
That means wall‑to‑wall live coverage of the entire event: men’s and women’s singles, doubles, mixed doubles, juniors and wheelchair competitions, across the full three weeks. If it’s on court in Queens, Sky owns it in the UK and Ireland.
The live broadcasts are only part of the play. Fans will continue to be fed a constant stream of clips, highlights and short-form content across Sky’s digital and social platforms, catching the big moments on phones and tablets as easily as on living-room screens. The modern US Open isn’t just a late-night TV watch anymore; it’s a rolling digital spectacle.
Sky has invested heavily in making the tournament feel that way. This year’s coverage has leaned into augmented reality graphics, deeper data integrations, touchscreen breakdowns and regular behind-the-scenes access. The aim is clear: make viewers feel as if they’re stalking the corridors of Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong rather than watching from a sofa thousands of miles away.
At the front of it all is Gigi Salmon, anchoring the coverage with a familiar mix of authority and ease. Tim Henman and Laura Robson provide the heavyweight analysis, backed by a rotating cast of pundits and co-commentators across the season. Jonathan Overend leads the match commentary, the voice over some of the wildest nights of the tennis year.
And this year has delivered drama worthy of the long-term commitment. A shock first-round exit for 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic stunned the draw and jolted the tournament into life. Then came the latest finish in US Open history, Ben Shelton outlasting Carlos Alcaraz in a marathon that finally ended at 3.33am local time, an absurd hour even by New York standards.
On the women’s side, the script has set up a heavyweight final: World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka against World No 2 Elena Rybakina on Saturday. It’s the kind of marquee showdown broadcasters crave, and the kind of stage Sky has now secured for the rest of the decade.
Jonathan Licht, Chief Executive Officer of Sky Sports UK & Ireland, underlined the significance of the renewal, calling the US Open “one of the highlights of the sporting calendar” and stressing the shared push with the USTA towards innovation and “world-class coverage” for viewers. For Sky, it is another brick in a wall they are determined to keep intact: the claim to be the home of sport in the UK and Ireland.
From the USTA side, Chief Commercial Officer Kirsten Corio pointed to the long-standing trust between the two organisations and the importance of Sky’s reach in driving tennis’ growth in the UK and Ireland. The belief is that better, more inventive coverage doesn’t just serve existing fans; it helps create new ones.
The US Open sits inside a packed tennis slate on Sky. Live tennis runs all year, with full ATP and WTA Tour coverage on Sky Sports and via NOW and the Sky Sports app. Across this season alone, Sky will show more than 4,000 matches from 80 tournaments, turning the sport into a constant presence rather than a four-Slams-a-year drop-in.
This extension also strengthens an already formidable rights portfolio. Sky’s schedule is crammed with elite competition: around 1,500 games from the Premier League, WSL, EFL and SPFL; exclusive live coverage of every Formula 1 race weekend until the end of 2034; home men’s and women’s international England cricket; every shot from the golf Majors; year-round darts; major boxing from promoters Zuffa and MVP; plus action from the NFL, Netball Super League and rugby league.
In that crowded ecosystem, the US Open doesn’t just fill a late-summer slot. It gives Sky a New York night-time epic every year, a Grand Slam that can flip in a single point, a single tiebreak, a single 3.33am rally. And now, British and Irish viewers know exactly where they’ll be watching it for the rest of the decade.
