ATP

Van de Zandschulp Has Never Won a Title, and Keeps Beating Men Who Do

Botic van de Zandschulp broke Alex de Minaur five times to put the No. 6 seed out of the US Open 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. The Dutchman is 30, ranked 70th, and has never won an ATP title.
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Michelsen Takes Away Nakashima’s Favorite Serve, and the Seed

Brandon Nakashima broke serve in the second game on the Grandstand on Wednesday afternoon and led 2-0. He did not lead again.Alex Michelsen beat...
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Jodar Never Reached a Break Point, and a Lucky Loser Took Four Games

Rafael Jodar played one hour and 48 minutes of tennis on Court 17 on Wednesday and never once had a break point to hit.Bu...
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Alex Michelsen Profile — The American Who Does His Homework

Alex Michelsen is an American right-hander whose game is built on a big serve, a heavy forehand and an unusually literal approach to scouting...
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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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WTA

Eala Won the First Nine Points, and Then a Round She Had Never Won

Alexandra Eala beat Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour to reach the US Open third round for the first time, avenging a Strasbourg loss in May.
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Taylor Townsend Profile — The Lefty Who Kept Coming Forward

A profile of Taylor Townsend: junior world No. 1, three-time Grand Slam doubles champion, and a left-hander whose net game runs against everything modern tennis teaches.
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Emma Navarro Profile — From NCAA Champion to the Top Ten

Emma Navarro is an American baseliner who took the least fashionable route into the top ten: she went to college, won the NCAA singles...
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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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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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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

Best-of-Five Sets Explained — Why the Majors Are Different

Men's singles at the four majors is the last best-of-five format left in professional tennis. How it works, where it came from, why women do not play it, and what five sets does to a match.
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Jodar Never Reached a Break Point, and a Lucky Loser Took Four Games

Rafael Jodar played one hour and 48 minutes of tennis on Court 17 on Wednesday and never once had a break point to hit.Bu...
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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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Medical Timeouts Explained — What Players Can Get Treated

A medical timeout gives a player three minutes of treatment for a diagnosed condition. Cramping does not qualify, and general fatigue gets nothing at all.
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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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