President Donald Trump showed up at the U.S. Open men’s final on Sunday, and things quickly turned sour.
The match was delayed for 45 minutes because of extra security checks tied to Trump’s attendance. Fans outside the stadium grew frustrated, and tennis legend Martina Navratilova even shared a picture of the chaos on social media, calling it a “mess.”
Because of the delay, Trump’s first appearance inside Arthur Ashe Stadium was awkward. When he was shown on the big screen, he was waving to a half-empty arena.
US Open crowd reacts to Donald Trump arrival pic.twitter.com/KFSnTr425A
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 7, 2025
ABC News reporter Olivia Rubin noted that a huge crowd was still stuck outside waiting to get through security.
Reaction inside the stadium at the US Open as President Trump is shown on the Jumbotron during the national anthem – pic.twitter.com/c8aghuUtPQ
— Olivia Rubin (@OliviaRubinABC) September 7, 2025
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Eventually, fans filled in, and Trump was shown again during the national anthem. At first there were cheers, but those cheers quickly gave way to boos. The mixed reaction was loud, and it set the tone for the rest of the night.
The men’s final ended with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz taking the trophy. Cameras caught Trump’s face as the match wrapped up, and many viewers thought he looked upset about the results.
he looks sad, why
— WW3finalboss (@WW3finalboss) September 7, 2025
The laugh at the end.
— Anthony Wilson 🥏🙄 (@anthonybwilson) September 8, 2025
rassist
— Justin Timberlake Stan (@iStanTimberlake) September 8, 2025
Looks exactly like the reaction of Hitler when Jesse Owens won the race. pic.twitter.com/x1vGo5axjq
— $.xyz (@xyz_john12) September 8, 2025
He is not happy. Bet lost as many other bets he made.
— Erwin (@bellocom83) September 7, 2025
Trump’s face says it all. The white boy didn’t win.
— pjays (@PeggyAn28846084) September 8, 2025
He was probably hoping an American would win so he could steal another trophy.
— Antifa Cat Herder 🍉 (@RobotHeartSquid) September 8, 2025
He’s such a petulant child
— John Morris (@johnnymo1005) September 8, 2025
because trump is a rascist
— you’re hardwired in my brain (@slaw2175) September 7, 2025
I expected nothing less…
Like school in summer,
No class…— Liz0044 (@Liz00441313) September 8, 2025
he looks sad, why
— WW3finalboss (@WW3finalboss) September 7, 2025
The laugh at the end.
— Anthony Wilson 🥏🙄 (@anthonybwilson) September 8, 2025
rassist
— Justin Timberlake Stan (@iStanTimberlake) September 8, 2025
He is not happy. Bet lost as many other bets he made.
— Erwin (@bellocom83) September 7, 2025
Trump's face says it all. The white boy didn't win.
— pjays (@PeggyAn28846084) September 8, 2025
Looks exactly like the reaction of Hitler when Jesse Owens won the race. pic.twitter.com/x1vGo5axjq
— $.xyz (@xyz_john12) September 8, 2025
>>>>>
Trump is pathetic. Can’t stand being upstaged..needs to be the center of attention.
Plus he’s a bigot.. guess he felt the dark haired guy from Spain wasn’t as acceptable to him as the red headed guy from Italy.
Congrats to #CarlosAlcaraz ~he and #JannikSinner both played great!
— thismomentonly (@thismomentonly) September 8, 2025
He was probably hoping an American would win so he could steal another trophy.
— Antifa Cat Herder 🍉 (@RobotHeartSquid) September 8, 2025
He’s such a petulant child
— John Morris (@johnnymo1005) September 8, 2025
because trump is a rascist
— you're hardwired in my brain (@slaw2175) September 7, 2025
I expected nothing less…
Like school in summer,
No class…— Liz0044 (@Liz00441313) September 8, 2025
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