Trump Security Measures Delay Us Open Final

The US Open men's last betwixt Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner was delayed by 30 minutes because of other information measures put successful spot for President Donald Trump's visit.

The lucifer was scheduled to commencement astatine 14:00 section clip successful New York (19:00 BST) but was pushed backmost because of immense queues extracurricular Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Security has been ramped up astatine nan Billie Jean National Tennis Center, pinch airport-style scanners erected overnight extracurricular Ashe.

"As a consequence of nan information measures successful place, and to guarantee that fans person further clip to get to their seats, we person pushed nan commencement time," US Open organisers said successful a statement.

Trump is making his first sojourn to Flushing Meadows since 2015 - his first since first being elected to nan Oval Office successful 2016.

The president was first seen astatine astir 13:45 section clip erstwhile he emerged from a hospitality suite astatine nan backmost of nan little tier.

In a stadium sparsely filled pinch fans, he raised his hands towards nan spectators beneath him.