ATP

Monfils Wins on His 40th Birthday — A Final US Open Begins

Gael Monfils beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 on his 40th birthday, opening his 18th and final US Open in front of a full Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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Zverev Survives Sonego — Two Points From a US Open Exit

Alexander Zverev was two points from losing to Lorenzo Sonego in the US Open first round before coming through 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in four hours and 53 minutes.
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Wawrinka US Open Farewell — Seven Break Points and a Bagel

Stan Wawrinka's Grand Slam career ended in the first round of the US Open, beaten by Matteo Berrettini after missing seven break points in the second set.
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Mariano Navone Profile — The Clay Grinder Who Beat Djokovic

Mariano Navone profile: the Argentine baseliner from Nueve de Julio who won nine Challenger titles, reached No. 29, and beat Novak Djokovic at the US Open.
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Arthur Fils US Open Exit — Cincinnati Winner Falls in Round One

Arthur Fils won the Cincinnati title eight days ago and lost his US Open opener to Stefanos Tsitsipas. The three previous Cincinnati champions all won in New York.
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US Open Draw — Djokovic’s Exit Reshapes the Toughest Quarter

Djokovic's first-round loss removes the No. 4 seed from the section every preview called the deepest in the draw. What it changes, and what it does not.
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WTA

Maja Chwalinska US Open Exit — A Seeding Built in One Fortnight

Maja Chwalinska arrived at the US Open seeded 20th with one win since the Roland Garros final. Taylor Townsend beat the Pole 6-2, 6-3 in the first round.
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The US Open Broke Its Own Late-Night Record, and Had a Rule to Stop It

Venus Williams lost her US Open first round to Sofia Kenin at 2:01 a.m. after a 12:13 a.m. start, the latest in tournament history. A rule existed to stop it.
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Rybakina Cleared the Ankle Scare and Waits to Play in New York

Elena Rybakina says she is practising again after the ankle injury that ended her Cincinnati quarterfinal, and she does not play her US Open opener until later in the first round.
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The Qualifying Draw Is Holding a US Open Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist

Bianca Andreescu and Zheng Qinwen resume US Open qualifying on Friday, one win from the main draw. The 52-week ranking system explains how they got there.
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The Draw Left the WTA No. 1 Ranking in the Hands of a Player Who Is Not Chasing It

Elena Rybakina takes the WTA No. 1 ranking simply by reaching the US Open semifinals. The draw means Sabalenka, Pegula and Gauff cannot stop her themselves.
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Anisimova Says the Five-Set Question Is Settled, and the Man Who Raised It Now Runs the US Open

Amanda Anisimova has rejected best-of-five sets for women at the majors. The debate now has a scoreboard, and the executive who put it on the agenda has taken over the USTA.
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Grand Slams

The US Open Draw Lands Thursday, and the Seedings Already Look Out of Date

The 2026 US Open singles draws are made Thursday, and the bracket that comes out of the ceremony will be built on a hierarchy...
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What the US Open Withdrawal Count Is Actually Counting

The number attached to the US Open's withdrawal list depends on what you are counting, and most of the counts circulating this week are...
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Two Days After the Best Week of His Summer, Tiafoe Went Quiet

Frances Tiafoe was supposed to open the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, across the net from the...
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Serena and Alcaraz Open Against Nobody Yet, and the Draw Points Them Straight at Djokovic

Update — Aug. 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. ET: The bracket will not produce the semifinal it was arranged around. Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic,...
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Most Read

Grand Slam Qualifying Explained — How 128 Players Compete for 16 Places

Grand Slam qualifying explained — how the 128-player draw works, how 16 players reach the main draw, and what lucky losers and wild cards change at the majors.
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Maja Chwalinska US Open Exit — A Seeding Built in One Fortnight

Maja Chwalinska arrived at the US Open seeded 20th with one win since the Roland Garros final. Taylor Townsend beat the Pole 6-2, 6-3 in the first round.
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Rybakina Cleared the Ankle Scare and Waits to Play in New York

Elena Rybakina says she is practising again after the ankle injury that ended her Cincinnati quarterfinal, and she does not play her US Open opener until later in the first round.
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Wawrinka Is In at the US Open, and the Rulebook Explains Why It Had to Be Wednesday

Stan Wawrinka is in the 2026 US Open main draw after Patrick Kypson withdrew. The Grand Slam rulebook shows why one more day would have closed the door.
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Tennis Hall of Fame Explained — Categories, Eligibility and Voting

How induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame actually works — the three categories, the five-year waiting period, the 75 percent voting threshold and the role fans play.
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