The final Grand Slam tournament of the year has officially arrived as the 2026 U.S. Open main draws will commence today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Over the next fortnight, 128 of the world’s finest singles players will clash under the bright lights of Flushing Meadows for hard-court honours.
While Fan Week and the qualifying rounds usually serve as an introduction to the main event, this year’s preliminary week had delivered intense drama. The qualifying rounds saw the marquee top-seeded pairing of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffering a shocking early first-round exit from the newly elevated U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Championship, as they were facing Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova, and the match ended with scores: 1-4, 4-2, [10-2].
Alongside this, Serena Williams made a blockbuster return during the exact same mixed doubles opening week as she partnered with Carlos Alcaraz, and the duo won their opening match before eventually being knocked out in the quarterfinals.
Day one of the Grand Slam wastes absolutely no time as it serves an incredible slate of opening round encounters:
Arthur Ashe Stadium:
Jessica Pegula vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse – 9:30 PM IST
Daniil Medvedev vs Hugo Gaston – 10:40 PM IST
Louis Armstrong Stadium:
Jasmine Paolini vs Veronika Erjavec – 8:30 PM IST
Coleman Wong vs Tommy Paul – 9:40 PM IST
Grandstand:
Jiri Lehecka vs Pablo Carreno Busta – 8:30 PM IST
Marta Kostyuk vs Storm Hunter – 10:10 PM IST
Miomir Kecmanovic vs Denis Shapovalov – 11:20 PM IST
Both men’s and women’s singles matches are set to commence from 8:30 p.m. IST. With a total of thirteen women’s singles matches and sixteen men’s singles matches, the final men’s single match of the day will be played at 11:20 p.m. IST, while the final women’s single match of the day will be played at 11:50 IST.
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