Day 3 of the U.S. Open Had Its Own Courtside Cast of Characters

At this year’s U.S. Open, the tennis was only half the spectacle. By Day 3, Arthur Ashe Stadium was buzzing not just with rallies and upsets, but with a roll call of famous faces bringing their own flavor of New York energy to the stands.

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The most low-key of them all might have been John Mulaney, who spent his birthday at the Open with Olivia Munn. The couple skipped the Blue Carpet altogether, slipping quietly into their seats. Inside, though, they didn’t hold back, cheering, laughing, and blending into the kind of joyful crowd that only the Open can summon.

In contrast, Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner, co-hosts of the Giggly Squad podcast, leaned into the night with their signature wit. Formerly of Summer House fame, the two were perched in the Emirates Suite, proving that their transition from reality stars to podcast powerhouses hasn’t dulled their appetite for a good New York scene.

The athletes in attendance blurred the lines between sports and entertainment. Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty traded the hardwood for the hard court, soaking in the momentum as if it were one of their own playoff games. Watching them watch tennis felt like a quiet passing of the torch from one arena to another.

Elsewhere, actor Tyriq Withers (HIM) took in the day session, witnessing Jannik Sinner’s victory over Vit Kopriva, while Bridget Moynahan kept it personal—cheering on Coco Gauff with her son, offering one of the evening’s most grounded and familial moments amid the celebrity bustle.

Then there was the Blue Carpet, which worked like a cultural temperature check. Anik Khan, the Queens rapper whose lyrics so often circle back to home, posed before the evening matches, embodying the borough pride that the Open has long represented.

The list only grew longer: Al Roker and Deborah Roberts, Yvonne Orji, Erich Bergen, Hroniss Grasu, Lexi Wood, Tosan Evbuomwan, Sarah Sherman, Paige Lorenze, and stylist Chris Appleton—all scattered across the stadium, all watching the same ball bounce across the net.

If Day 3 revealed anything, it’s that the U.S. Open has become less of a tennis tournament and more of a cultural moment. The matches matter, of course—but so do the sidelines, where comedy, fashion, sports, and pop culture quietly collapse into one.