US Open
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39-year-old lost to unseeded Mariano Navone 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in four hours 36 minutes
Earliest Grand Slam exit since 2006 Australian Open, first round loss at major in 20 years
Djokovic vomited on court and broke down emotionally as physical ailments mounted
Record $108 million total purse, 20 percent increase from 2025
Singles champions earn $5.5 million, first-round losers get $140,000
Largest player compensation package in tennis history
Djokovic lost to Navone in five sets on opening Sunday of tournament in New York
Top players Sinner and Alcaraz absent: Sinner withdrew with knee injury, Alcaraz making return from four-month wrist injury
Alexander Zverev becomes top seed as both Sinner and Alcaraz unavailable; Ben Shelton and Alex de Minaur advance
Aryna Sabalenka chases three-peat as top seed; can retain ranking only if she wins and Rybakina fails semifinal
Elena Rybakina will attain No. 1 ranking if she reaches semifinals regardless of other results
Bottom half brutal with Swiatek, Gauff, Rybakina and Andreeva creating unpredictable path to final
Tournament runs August 30 through September 13
Carlos Alcaraz defends title; Jannik Sinner absent due to injury
Alexander Zverev seeded first; Elena Rybakina seeded second
Received wildcard for singles main draw at age 46
Returns after recent doubles reunion with Serena Williams
Seeking first main-draw victory since 2019
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.
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