- Coco Gauff, Joao Fonseca, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro to Star Alongside Top Celebs in Signature US Open Fan Week Exhibition
- Tickets Available Starting at $25; Proceeds to Benefit the USTA Foundation
The USTA today announced the marquee lineup of today’s top stars and US Open legends taking to the court for the fan-favorite ‘Stars of the Open presented by Chase,’ which returns for a third consecutive year as a must-see exhibition during the first week of the US Open, US Open Fan Week. Stars of the Open will be held Thursday, August 21, at 7 p.m. inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
TReigning Roland Garros and 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff and sensational young talent Joao Fonseca will be joined on the court during Stars by a Hall-of-Fame roster of former US Open champions, including eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Andre Agassi, seven-time Grand Slam singles champions Venus Williams and John McEnroe and former US Open singles champions Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro, as well as American wheelchair stars Dana Mathewson and Casey Ratzlaff.
Those top stars and legends will compete alongside and against one another in a night of entertaining exhibition matches, with surprise appearances from world-famous celebrities. Past Stars of the Open exhibitions have featured NBA superstar Jimmy Butler as a US Open Ball Crew member and multiplatinum recording artist Sebastian Yatra playing doubles alongside Carlos Alcaraz against Butler and Frances Tiafoe.
Tickets are available starting at $25 via USOpen.org and Ticketmaster, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the USTA Foundation, the national charitable arm of the USTA. The Foundation supports the National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network, a nationwide group of more than 250 youth development organizations that use tennis to help young people from under-resourced communities succeed in life. Through tennis, academic support, and life-skills programs, the Foundation’s NJTL network provides thousands of young people with opportunities to grow into well-rounded adults.
Stars of the Open presented by Chase will be featured on ESPN+.
*All players and participants are subject to change.
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About the USTA
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level — from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization, it invests 100 percent of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, one of the highest-attended annual sporting events in the world, along with approximately 100 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA’s philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships in addition to supporting tennis and education programs nationwide to benefit under-resourced youth through the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network. For more information about the USTA, go to USTA.com or follow the official accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X) and TikTok.
For more information, contact: Pat Mitsch, Corporate Communications, USTA; Mitsch@usta.com
