World No. 1 Sabalenka top seed; Rybakina seeded second; Pegula and Gauff seeded third and fourth
Gauff backed by Cincinnati momentum; Swiatek seeded eighth after losing defending crown
Historic seven-year streak of different Grand Slam women's winners may continue
Defeated Adolfo Vallejo 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 on his 40th birthday at Flushing Meadows
Recorded 34th career US Open victory, most for any Frenchman in tournament history
Playing final US Open after announcing 2026 will be his last season on tour
World No. 1 pulls out just days before main draw begins.
Opens men's draw with Djokovic and Alcaraz now in same half.
Sets up potential Alcaraz-Djokovic semi-final matchup.
Gauff won the WTA 1000 event in Mason, Ohio
Beat Jessica Pegula in the final
Fourth tournament title of her 2026 season
Sabalenka top seed, seeking unprecedented three consecutive US Open titles
Rybakina, Pegula, and Gauff in contention for world No. 1 ranking
Sinner missing due to knee injury, Raducanu also absent
Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, US Open establish new council.
Direct communication forum between Grand Slams and players.
Council launches after 2026 US Open concludes.
Alexander Zverev moves to No. 1 seed; Carlos Alcaraz seeded second as defending champion
Alcaraz will drop to third after losing Cincinnati 2025 points; Djokovic seeded fourth
Sinner's absence reshapes men's draw with new opportunities for challengers
16 men and 16 women earn main-draw spots from 256-player field across 223 matches
Coleman Wong beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-3 for second consecutive US Open qualification
Qualifiers from 15 nations advance to August 30 first-round play
Total purse increased 21% from 2025, largest in tennis history
Singles champions earn 5.5 million dollars, runners-up receive 2.8 million
Main draw begins August 30 with 15-day format introduced in 2025
Defending US Open champion returns from four-month right wrist injury layoff
Alcaraz seeded third in New York; won Cincinnati 2025 title when Sinner retired
Will challenge Zverev, Djokovic and other seeded competitors at Flushing Meadows