World No. 1 pulled out unable to recover from right knee sustained at Wimbledon
Previously won 2024 US Open, was defending champion status
Absence reshuffles men's seeding; Zverev becomes top seed for New York
Two-time defending champion ends hiatus with comeback announcement on social media
Has not played since April due to right wrist injury, missed French Open and Wimbledon
Now favored among top contenders alongside Djokovic, Zverev, Fritz and Shelton
World No. 1 ruled out of final Grand Slam after missing Montreal and Cincinnati
Third straight major without top two players; Sinner won Wimbledon, then injured
Won all five Masters 1000 titles before North American swing, dropping 5000+ ranking points
Williams returns to US Open for first time since 2022; Alcaraz defending singles champion
Mixed doubles will be Williams' only event; received final women's wild card slot
Powerhouse pairing of 46 combined Grand Slam singles and doubles titles
World number one misses Grand Slam for first time since 2019 debut
Sidelined since Wimbledon win with right knee injury
Drops 1,300 ranking points but maintains 5,000-point lead
World number 2 making injury comeback after missing French Open and Wimbledon
Out since April with right wrist injury
Will defend US Open title and face top competition for first time since injury
Draw will be announced Thursday, August 27, 2026
Main draw action begins Sunday, August 30 for both singles
Tournament runs through September 13 with 22 days of competition
World No. 1 lost to unseeded Czech Sara Bejlek 7-6, 6-4 after squandering leads in both sets
Sabalenka blew 5-1 tiebreak lead in first set and 4-1 lead in second set
Loss threatens her No. 1 ranking ahead of final weeks before US Open
Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 in Cincinnati fourth round
American saved match point in second-set tiebreak before rallying in final set
First top-three upset by an American man in Cincinnati since 2013; Paul advances to quarterfinals
Frances Tiafoe defeated second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 in round of 16
Tiafoe improved lifetime record against Canadian to 2-3
Auger-Aliassime struggled with 37 unforced errors and four double faults