{"id":139616,"date":"2025-09-07T15:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139616\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:08:08","slug":"us-open-ask-broadcasters-not-to-show-any-booing-of-trump-at-sinner-vs-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139616\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open ask broadcasters not to show any booing of Trump at Sinner vs Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>The organisers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/us-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> have asked broadcasters to refrain from showing any negative reaction towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> during the US president\u2019s appearance at the men\u2019s singles final on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to return to the US Open for the first time in a decade after accepting a corporate invite to a suite for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/alcaraz-sinner-us-open-final-time-when-b2821139.html\" title=\"When is the US Open men\u2019s final? Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner start time and how to watch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Sunday\u2019s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/a> at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to be shown on the big screen at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the national anthems, which precedes the start of the match, according to a report from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benrothenberg.com\/p\/us-open-donald-trump-mens-final-attendance-visit-appearance-censorship-tv-booing-protest-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz\">Bounces<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But in an email to broadcasters, including Sky Sports and ESPN, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) asked for coverage to \u201cto refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President\u2019s attendance in any capacity\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Trump, who used to be a regular visitor to the tournament in New York, was booed during his last appearance at the US Open in 2015, which came a few months after launching his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-487321676.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Trump last attended the US Open in 2015\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Trump last attended the US Open in 2015 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Enhanced security measures will be in place for the US Open men\u2019s final, which starts at 2pm ET on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Trump has attended major sporting events such as the Super Bowl in New Orleans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/club-world-cup-final-trump-infantino-b2788719.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Club World Cup in New Jersey<\/a>, where he bizarrely remained on stage for Chelsea\u2019s trophy lift, and the Daytona 500 in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Alcaraz said it is good for tennis to have Trump attend his final &#8211; and insists he will not be distracted by his presence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it is a privilege for the tournaments having the president from every country just to support the tournament, to support tennis, and to support the match,\u201d Alcaraz said after setting up a final against Sinner. \u201cFor me, playing in front of him \u2026 I will try not to think about it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/APTOPIX_US_Open_Tennis_08227.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alcaraz said Trump\u2019s planned visit would be \u2018good for tennis\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz said Trump\u2019s planned visit would be \u2018good for tennis\u2019 (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want myself to be nervous because of it, but I think attending the tennis match, it\u2019s great for tennis to have the president at the final. But on Sunday, my job is to play my best tennis and not let anything else get in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz and Sinner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/alcaraz-sinner-us-open-final-prediction-preview-b2821438.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">are the first two players to meet in three consecutive grand slam finals<\/a> in the same year in the Open era, having battled at the French Open final and the Wimbledon final this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is the defending US Open champion and has won 27 matches in a row at the hard-court grand slams. The Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon-final-b2788214.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defeated Alcaraz in four sets at Wimbledon <\/a>to win his fourth grand slam title.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is out for revenge and will be looking to win his second US Open title. The Spaniard saved three match points<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/alcaraz-sinner-french-open-result-report-b2766076.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> to beat Sinner in five sets <\/a>in the French Open final and will regain the World No 1 ranking if he wins his sixth grand slam title on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-us-open-alcaraz-sinner-result-b2821312.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defeated Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals <\/a>on Friday. Sinner returned to the final by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime, and can become the first man since Roger Federer won five in a row between 2004 and 2008 to defend the US Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-139616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}