2026 US Open tennis tournament

Zverev was 29 years old at the time of the match.

Novak Djokovic lost in the first round of the tournament.

Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set quarterfinal that ended at 3:33 AM.

ESPN analyst James Blake previews the Men's final match at the US Open.

The US Open Men's final match is between Shelton and Zverev.

Craig Tiley took over as chief executive of the United States Tennis Association a month before the 2026 US Open.

The USTA named Kalshi as its first Official Prediction Market Partner in 2026.

In 2025, the US Open main draw expanded to three days with a Sunday start.

Alexander Zverev also triumphed in the final grand slam of the year, winning the men's U.S. Open title.

Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open men's final for his second grand slam title of the year.

Rybakina won her first major title at Wimbledon in 2022 and needs just the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.

Ben Shelton lost the first set 1-6 to Tallon Griekspoor in his opening match of the 2026 US Open.

Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in two sets at the 2025 Munich final.

Ben Shelton is 7-2 in career finals and 4-0 in finals in 2026.

Elena Rybakina needs one French Open title to complete the career grand slam.

Elena Rybakina is world No. 1.

Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka in the 2026 US Open final.

The 2026 US Open men's singles final is scheduled for Sunday, September 13 at 2pm local time at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.

Zverev is ranked world number two.

This is Sabalenka's fourth consecutive US Open final.

This is Rybakina's fourth career major final and second of the season.

This is Rybakina's first career US Open final.

Shelton's paternal grandmother, Regina, died earlier in 2026.

Shelton reached the US Open semifinals in 2023.

The match took place on September 11, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Sabalenka had won the US Open in each of the previous two years.

Sabalenka was trying to become the first person since Serena Williams from 2012-14 to win three US Open titles in a row.

Rybakina was born in Russia but represents Kazakhstan.

Arthur Ashe Stadium has a seating capacity of 23,771.

Taylor Townsend and Kateřina Siniaková won the women's doubles title on Friday.

A speed gun miscalculation during the last set showed one of Ben Shelton's serves at 158mph instead of the mid-140s.

Ariana DeBose performed a rendition of America the Beautiful before the final.

Sabalenka reached her fourth consecutive US Open final in 2026, losing only one set en route.

Serena Williams was the last woman to win the US Open singles title three years in a row, doing so from 2012 to 2014.

Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova defeated Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery in the 2026 US Open women's doubles final.

Taylor Townsend completed the career Grand Slam in women's doubles.

Taylor Townsend was sponsored by civil rights attorney Ben Crump during the 2026 US Open tournament.

Zverev won his maiden grand slam title at Roland Garros.

Zverev has reached three consecutive grand slam finals for the first time in his career.

Zverev will compete in his sixth grand slam final.

Khachanov knocked out three seeded players en route to the 2026 US Open semi-finals, including Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Blockx.

Their only previous grand slam meeting was at the 2018 French Open, where Zverev won in five sets in the fourth round.

Alexander Zverev was aiming to reach his third consecutive grand slam final, having won at Roland Garros and finished runner-up at Wimbledon.

Before the 2026 US Open, Rybakina had never advanced past the fourth round at the tournament.

Sabalenka and Rybakina had met three times during the 2026 season prior to the US Open final.

Gauff is 22 years old.

Zverev's first US Open final was a five-set defeat by Dominic Thiem in 2020.

Zverev saved two set points in the third set against Khachanov.

Zverev was taken to five sets in his first two matches of the 2026 US Open.

Rybakina will replace Sabalenka as world No. 1 when the rankings are updated on Monday.

Sabalenka finished the match with 29 winners to Pegula's 12.

Sabalenka held the world No. 1 ranking for 99 weeks.

Sabalenka has not been beaten at the US Open since losing the 2023 final to Coco Gauff.

The 2026 US Open final is the 18th career meeting between Sabalenka and Rybakina, with Sabalenka leading the head-to-head 10-7.

Chris Evert won three consecutive US Open titles from 1976 to 1978.

Davidov and Lee lost 6-2, 6-2 to Guto Miguel and Ziga Sesko in a match that lasted 42 minutes.

Teo Davidov is a Bulgaria native who immigrated to the US at a young age.

Davidov's general serving foundation is right hand on the deuce side and left hand on the ad side.

Zverev will face Karen Khachanov in the semifinals.

Zverev is the French Open champion.

Zverev reached the semifinals at all four majors in 2026.

The U.S. Open ball crew is considered the unsung heroes of the tournament.

Nightline goes behind the scenes with the ball crew of the U.S. Open.

Andy Roddick defended the U.S. Open's late-night session format on his podcast 'Served.'

Roddick said he likes that tennis produces long-form matches and called it the hardest sport in the world.

Arthur Ashe Stadium is named for the 1968 champion who remains the last Black American man to win the U.S. Open men's singles title.

Gaël Monfils defeated Learner Tien in straight sets at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

The earlier US Open semi-final features top seed Alexander Zverev against former top-10 player Karen Khachanov.

This will be Shelton's third US Open meeting with Tiafoe.

Shelton's girlfriend is soccer star Trinity Rodman.

The winner of Shelton vs Tiafoe could become the first American man to win the US Open since Andy Roddick in 2003.

Shelton had not been broken in his prior eight sets before this match.

Hsieh translated the Mandarin remarks on the court for Ostapenko, who does not speak Mandarin.

Ostapenko and Hsieh accused Chan's coach of taunting them from the player's box in Mandarin.

The match score was 6-4, 6-4.

Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open quarterfinal.

The match was the latest-finishing match in US Open history.

The match lasted four hours and 28 minutes.

Naomi Osaka explained that her first-round outfit was a tribute to NBA legend Allen Iverson.

Naomi Osaka and Nike teamed up for NBA-inspired looks throughout the week.

Naomi Osaka's father, Leonard Francois, is from Jacmel, Haiti.

Frances Tiafoe reached the semi-finals after a comeback against Alex Michelsen.

Ben Shelton won his second Masters 1000 title in Montreal without dropping a set.

Trinity Rodman is Ben Shelton's girlfriend.

Tiafoe defeated seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev earlier in the tournament.

Michelsen had not dropped a set through his first four rounds at the US Open.

Michelsen was within two points of reaching the semi-finals.

Mirra Andreeva is the reigning French Open champion.

Gauff dropped the first four games and lost the opening set in 26 minutes.

Gauff is 22 years old.

Alcaraz missed most of the season with a wrist injury.

No U.S. men's player has won a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open in 2003.

Alcaraz said he could leave the court happy and was proud of how he fought.

Andreeva's coach is Conchita Martinez.

Gauff had won all five of her previous matches against Andreeva before this quarter-final.

Andreeva threw her racket at her chair after Gauff broke her serve in the third set.

Gauff lost to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of last year's US Open.

Mirra Andreeva is the reigning French Open champion and the fifth seed at the US Open.

Gauff could reach world No. 1 for the first time if she wins the tournament and Elena Rybakina fails to win her next match.

Elena Rybakina defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarterfinals.

Zheng Qinwen upset Iga Swiatek after losing the first five games of the match.

Zverev is bidding for a second Grand Slam title after winning the French Open in June.

Linda Noskova was the sixth seed at the 2026 US Open.

Sabalenka struck 42 winners in the match.

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Linda Noskova 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) in their US Open 2026 quarterfinal match.

Wimbledon is considering introducing a finishing school for influencers to ensure proper behavior.

Adrian Mannarino described the atmosphere at this year's US Open as a "bit of a zoo".

A group of dancing TikTokers went viral for a balcony routine during a US Open match last week.

Iga Swiatek has won four French Open titles.

Qinwen Zheng defeated Iga Swiatek at the 2026 US Open on day nine, coming back from 5-0 down in the first set to win in straight sets.

Zheng said it had been a long time since she beat a top 10 player.

Leslie Koroma is the CEO of Africa Sports Ventures Group.

US Open head Brendan McIntyre said two influencers were incorrectly credentialed and had their access revoked.

Naomi Osaka said spectators at a sporting event must respect the sport.

Kostyuk saved two match points before winning the second set.

Sabalenka is the world number one.

Noskova will face Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals.

Sabalenka won Indian Wells and Miami back to back in March.

Sabalenka will face Linda Noskova in the quarter-finals.

Sabalenka lost the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina.

Carlos Alcaraz won his maiden Grand Slam title four years ago.

Carlos Alcaraz extended his major match-winning streak to 18.

Tommy Paul was the 20th seed at the US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz was scheduled to play Tommy Paul on Sunday afternoon in the US Open's Round of 16.

A broadcast host said a young lady was thrilled to get a picture of Carlos Alcaraz without a shirt on.

Carlos Alcaraz is a top five ranked tennis player.

Jovic is a quarterfinalist at the 2026 Australian Open.

Iva Jovic defeated Alexandra Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 after three hours and three minutes.

Jovic beat Eala at the French Open and Queen's Club in London earlier this season.

Venus and Serena Williams played doubles against Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Australian Maya Joint.

Serena and Venus Williams won US Open doubles titles in 1999 and 2009.

Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon earlier in the summer due to injury.

The match lasted three hours.

The Williams sisters held a 5-0 lead in the third-set tie-break before losing.

The Williams sisters won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together and three Olympic gold medals.

Madison Keys had saved five match points and come from 5-2 down in the decider to win two days prior to her defeat by Zheng.

Zheng Qinwen defeated Madison Keys after trailing 5-0 in the third set, saving a match point.

Cerundolo said he did not know how he turned the match around and that Fritz was playing way better than him in the first two sets.

Fritz led two sets to love before losing the match.

Carlos Alcaraz was competing in his first tournament back from a four-month injury layoff.

Fritz had three break points for a 5-3 lead in the deciding set.

Sabalenka was playing against Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan.

Sabalenka served 10 aces and faced zero break points in the match.

Taylor Townsend defeated the 15th seed Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to reach the fourth round.

Alexander Zverev defeated Quentin Halys in five sets to advance to the third round of the US Open.

Alex de Minaur was eliminated from the US Open by Botic van de Zandschulp.

Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the US Open by Karen Khachanov.

Jessica Pegula said that some of the behavior at the US Open had been disrespectful.

During Naomi Osaka's first-round match, a group turned on a portable ring light while she was serving, resulting in a reprimand from the umpire.

Tournament chief executive Craig Tiley hopes the US Open will become the tennis Disneyland.

Carlos Alcaraz is the defending men's champion at the US Open.

Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Bublik in five sets in the third round of the US Open.

Wu Yibing is ranked world No 113.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington analyzed Alexander Zverev's run at the U.S. Open.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington analyzed Taylor Fritz's strong start at the U.S. Open.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington analyzed Coco Gauff's title hopes at the U.S. Open.

Aryna Sabalenka stretched her US Open winning streak to 15 matches.

Aryna Sabalenka felt the reporter's line of questioning suggested she wasn't focused in the lead-up to the U.S. Open.

Aryna Sabalenka will face Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round of the U.S. Open.

Alexei Popyrin defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of the US Open.

Eala won the 2022 US Open junior championship.

Eala defeated Oliynykova in their second-round match.

Carlos Alcaraz is scheduled to play Wu Yibing next at the US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz said he will take breaks and miss tournaments in the future because it is impossible to play them all.

Carlos Alcaraz sustained a wrist injury in April.

Carlos Alcaraz is the second seed at the US Open.

Alex de Minaur defeated Andrea Guerrieri 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 to reach the third round.

Sabalenka resides in Miami, Florida.

Sabalenka has held the No. 1 spot in the women's tennis rankings since October 2024.

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Polina Iatcenko in straight sets to advance to the third round of the US Open.

Djokovic's previous match before Cincinnati was a semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon.

Djokovic said he has experienced vomiting in nearly every match this year.

Djokovic is from Serbia.