President Donald Trump is expected to attend the U.S. Open men’s final on Sunday, his first appearance at the tournament since 2015, according to a White House official.
The official, responding to a query about the plans from The Athletic, spoke on condition of anonymity and was not authorized to be named publicly.
A USTA spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
Trump, who was booed by fans during his last appearance at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, last attended the Grand Slam tournament for a quarterfinal between Serena and Venus Williams during his first presidential campaign.
Before his first term, Trump was a regular at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He had a suite that he relinquished in 2017, the year he took office.
The men’s final, scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, will be contested between the winners of the semifinal matchups. Carlos Alcaraz faces Novak Djokovic in one semifinal while Jannik Sinner plays Felix Auger-Aliassime in the other.
Since his election in November, Trump has attended and influenced several high-profile sporting events and has regularly made public appearances with athletes and sports leaders. His first major public appearance outside his Mar-a-Lago residence after he clinched his second term was at a UFC fight in New York, where he brought incoming members of his administration and sat with LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and the billionaire Elon Musk.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended his inauguration, and Trump attended the final of the FIFA Club World Cup in June, where he presented the trophy to Chelsea, the champion of the tournament from the Premier League. This December, Trump will be front and center with Infantino again at the World Cup draw. It will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, an institution that Trump has sought to reshape in terms of its programming.
Trump’s long friendship Dana White, the chief executive of UFC, has led to plans for a mixed martial arts card at the White House on July 4 next year, as the United States marks its 250th anniversary.
Trump also attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, where he left the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at halftime.
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