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US Open 2026: Third Round Battles and Round of 16 Previews

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kevin
September 5, 2026

The poster shows the US Open with top players' head-to-head clashes on the court.

The US Open 2026 will feature plenty of exciting events in both men’s and women’s categories. Several notable players will aim to continue their winning streaks as they reach the later rounds. The men’s and women’s singles and doubles events will continue toward their respective finals. Fans are eager to see how the leading players perform on the court.

Past Rivals of the US Open

Men’s Singles

September 01, 2026

Round	Match	Results
First Round	Taylor Fritz vs Darwin Blanch	6-3, 6-2, 6-4
First Round	Francisco Comesana vs Flavio Cobolli	6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6
First Round	Martin Damm Jr. vs Frances Tiafoe	4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
First Round	Jakub Menšík vs Shintaro Mochizuki	6-1, 6-4, 7-5
First Round	Ben Shelton vs Tallon Griekspoor	1-6, 6-1, 7(7)-6(3), 6-2
First Round	Felix Auger Aliassime vs Rinky Hijikata	7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
First Round	Nuno Borges vs Learner Tien	4-6, 1-6, 2-6
First Round	Yannick Hanfmann vs Alejandro Tabilo	3-6, 2-6, 7(9)-6(7), 3-6
First Round	Luciano Darderi vs Harry Wendelken	6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
First Round	Brandon Nakashima vs Sebastian Baez	6-2, 6-1, 6-0

September 02, 2026

Round	Match	Results
First Round	Alexander Zverev vs Lorenzo Sonego	6-4, 3-6, 6(7)-7(9), 7-5, 6-4
First Round	Andrea Guerrieri vs Alex de Minaur	2-6, 2-6, 4-6
First Round	Rafael Jodar vs Yunchaokete Bu	2-6, 1-6, 1-6
First Round	Tomás Martín Etcheverry vs Jacob Fearnley	6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
First Round	Ben Shelton vs Hubert Hurkacz	6-3, 5-7, 7(7)-6(3), 7-5
First Round	Marcos Giron vs Ignacio Buse	6-3, 3-6, 3-6, 7(8)-6(6), 1-6
First Round	Brandon Nakashima vs Alex Michelsen	3-6, 4-6, 4-6
First Round	Daniil Medvedev vs Sebastian Gorzny	6-1, 6-3, 7-5
First Round	Zizou Bergs vs Carlos Taberner	6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
First Round	Arthur Fery vs Lorenzo Musetti	3-6, 3-6, 5-7

September 03, 2026

Round	Match	Results
Second Round	Jaime Faria vs Carlos Alcaraz	6-4, 0-6, 3-6, 2-6
Second Round	Dino Prižmić vs Tommy Paul	2-6, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6
Second Round	Alexander Bublik vs Adrian Mannarino	6-3, 6-1, 6-1
Second Round	Valentin Vacherot vs Kamil Majchrzak	6-4, 4-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6-2
Second Round	Rei Sakamoto vs Frances Tiafoe	3-6, 6(2)-7(7), 5-7
Second Round	Jiri Lehecka vs Toby Samuel	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Second Round	James Duckworth vs Wu Yibing	5-7, 3-6, 1-6
Second Round	Lloyd Harris vs Stefanos Tsitsipas	7(7)-6(1), 3-6, 6(4)-7(7), 4-6
Second Round	Denis Shapovalov vs Luca Van Assche	6-0, 6-4, 7(9)-6(7)
Second Round	Fábián Marozsán vs Michael Zheng	4-6, 4-6, 2-6

September 04, 2026

Round	Match	Results
Third Round	Wu Yibing vs Carlos Alcaraz	3-6, 4-6, 1-6
Third Round	Daniil Medvedev vs Arthur Rinderknech	6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Second Round	Alexander Zverev vs Quentin Halys	6-4, 4-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6(3)-7(7), 6-3
Second Round	Gaël Monfils vs Learner Tien	3-6, 4-6, 3-6
Second Round	Zizou Bergs vs Jesper De Jong	7-5, 1-6, 6-2, 7(7)-6(2)
Second Round	Botic van de Zandschulp vs Alex de Minaur	6-4, 7-5, 6-2
Second Round	Tristan Schoolkate vs Flavio Cobolli	6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 5-7
Second Round	Alexei Popyrin vs Alejandro Tabilo	6-2, 6(4)-7(7), 6(3)-7(7), 2-6
Second Round	Alexander Blockx vs Marco Trungelliti	6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Third Round	Alexander Bublik vs Tommy Paul	4-6, 6-3, 7(7)-6(4), 1-6, 3-6

Women’s Singles

September 01, 2026

Round	Match	Results
First Round	Madison Keys vs Alina Korneeva	7-5, 6-4
First Round	Naomi Osaka vs Anastasia Zakharova	7(8)-6(6), 7(7)-6(3)
First Round	Iga Świątek vs Wang Xiyu	6-2, 6-3
First Round	Ann Li vs Antonia Ružić	7-5, 6-1
First Round	Julia Grabher vs Sorana Cîrstea	3-6, 0-6
First Round	Katie Volynets vs Linda Nosková	5-7, 1-6
First Round	Anouk Koevermans vs Caty McNally	5-7, 1-6
First Round	Daria Snigur vs Diana Shnaider	0-6, 4-6
First Round	Viktorija Golubic vs Diane Parry	5-7, 4-6
First Round	Maya Joint vs Liudmila Samsonova	3-6, 6-2, 6-2

September 02, 2026

Round	Match	Results
Second Round	Marta Kostyuk vs Sloane Stephens	6-1, 7-5
Second Round	Emma Navarro vs Caty McNally	3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Second Round	Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin	6-3, 6-1
Second Round	Jasmine Paolini vs Lucrezia Stefanini	6-4, 6-1
Second Round	Karolína Plíšková vs Diana Shnaider	1-6, 6(4), 7(7)
Second Round	Diane Parry vs Sorana Cîrstea	2-6, 5-7
Second Round	Mananchaya Sawangkaew vs Leylah Fernandez	4-6, 1-6
First Round	Zeynep Sönmez vs Coco Gauff	3-6, 4-6
First Round	Mirra Andreeva vs Janice Tjen	6-2, 6-2
First Round	Thea Frodin vs Elena Rybakina	3-6, 2-6

September 03, 2026

Round	Match	Results
Second Round	Lanlana Tararudee vs Linda Nosková	4-6, 2-6
Second Round	Elina Svitolina vs Maya Joint	6-2, 6(6)-7(8), 6-4
Second Round	Aryna Sabalenka vs Polina Iatcenko	6-1, 6-1
Second Round	Kimberly Birrell vs Ekaterina Alexandrova	1-6, 6-2, 3-6
Second Round	Wang Xinyu vs Anna Kalinskaya	5-7, 6-2, 3-6
Second Round	Katie Boulter vs Karolína Muchová	1-6, 0-6
Second Round	Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Kamilla Rakhimova	3-6, 0-6
Second Round	Ann Li vs Donna Vekić	5-7, 7(7)-6(4), 6-4
Second Round	Lilli Tagger vs Amanda Anisimova	3-6, 6-3, 1-6
Second Round	Madison Keys vs Anna Bondár	5-7, 6-4, 7(10)-6(5)

September 04, 2026

Round	Match	Results
Third Round	Taylor Townsend vs Diana Shnaider	6-2, 6(3)-7(7), 6-3
Third Round	Jessica Pegula vs Leylah Fernandez	1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Third Round	Aryna Sabalenka vs Kamilla Rakhimova	6-3, 6-4
Third Round	Marta Kostyuk vs Ekaterina Alexandrova	6-3, 6-2
Third Round	Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cîrstea	3-6, 3-6
Second Round	Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs Elena Rybakina	2-6, 4-6
Second Round	Paula Badosa vs Coco Gauff	4-6, 6(5)-7(7)
Second Round	Iva Jovic vs Francesca Jones	6-4, 6-4
Second Round	Mirra Andreeva vs Eva Lys	6-0, 6-2
Second Round	Oleksandra Oliynykova vs Alexandra Eala	1-6, 4-6

Upcoming Match Schedules (Round of 16 and Third Round)

Men’s Singles

Match	Date	Time Zone (ET)	Time Zone (PT)	Time Zone (IST)	Location
Zizou Bergs vs Botic van de Zandschulp	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	04:30 PM	01:30 PM	02:00 AM (Next Day)	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Jakub Menšík vs Learner Tien	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	08:30 PM	05:30 PM	06:00 AM (Next Day)	Louis Armstrong Stadium (New York, NY)
Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Tabilo	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	08:30 PM	05:30 PM	06:00 AM (Next Day)	Arthur Ashe Stadium (New York, NY)
Daniil Medvedev vs Frances Tiafoe	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Tommy Paul vs. Carlos Alcaraz	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Alex Michelsen vs Tomás Martín Etcheverry	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)

Women’s Singles

Match	Date	Time Zone (ET)	Time Zone (PT)	Time Zone (IST)	Location
Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Elena Rybakina	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	05:00 PM	02:00 PM	02:30 AM (Next Day)	Grandstand (New York, NY)
Iva Jovic vs Alexandra Eala	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Arthur Ashe Stadium (New York, NY)
Naomi Osaka vs Elise Mertens	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Louis Armstrong Stadium (New York, NY)
Jessica Pegula vs Sorana Cîrstea	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Aryna Sabalenka vs Taylor Townsend	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Anna Kalinskaya vs Emma Navarro	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)
Marta Kostyuk vs Linda Nosková	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	11:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:30 PM	USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)

Top Selected Players Matches

Men’s Singles

Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Tabilo

Date: September 5, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 08:30 PM ET|05:30 PM PT 06:00 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Arthur Ashe Stadium (New York, NY).

Career Titles Won

Alexander Zverev- one Grand Slam title.
Alejandro Tabilo- zero Grand Slam titles.

Previous Games

Alexander Zverev claimed a victory over Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the US Open 2026. He has qualified for the next round of the tournament. In the second round of the US Open, Alexander Zverev defeated Quentin Halys by a score of 6-4, 4-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6(3)-7(7), 6-3. He advances to the third round of the US Open. Zverev also competed in the mixed doubles event but suffered a defeat. Alexander Zverev will now focus on his upcoming third-round match against Alejandro Tabilo.

Meanwhile, Alejandro Tabilo entered the first round of the US Open 2026. He claimed a victory against Yannick Hanfmann in the first round of the US Open. Tabilo advanced to the next round of the tournament. Alejandro Tabilo defeated Alexei Popyrin by a score of 6-2, 6(4)-7(7), 6(3)-7(7), 2-6. With this victory, he advanced to the third round of the US Open.

The Pick: Alexander Zverev

Women’s Singles

Aryna Sabalenka vs Taylor Townsend

Date: September 6, 2026 (Sunday)

Time: 11:00 AM ET|08:00 AM PT|08:30 PM IST

Venue: USTA Billie Jean King NTC (New York, NY)

Career Titles Won

Aryna Sabalenka– four Grand Slam titles.
Taylor Townsend- three Grand Slam titles.

Previous Games

Aryna Sabalenka competed in the first round of the 2026 US Open. She defeated Camila Osorio and advanced to the next round of the tournament. In the second round of the US Open, Sabalenka claimed a victory against Polina Iatcenko by a score of 6-1, 6-1. She has qualified for the next round of the tournament. Sabalenka defeated Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round of the US Open 2026. She has shown resilience and determination throughout the tournament. Aryna Sabalenka will now aim to maintain her strong form and earn a victory in the Round of 16 against Taylor Townsend.

Taylor Townsend began her US Open campaign in the first round. She claimed a victory against Maja Chwalińska. She advanced to the next round of the tournament. Townsend defeated Taylah Preston by a score of 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the US Open. She has qualified for the next round of the tournament. In the third round of the US Open, she triumphed over Diana Shnaider.

The Pick: Aryna Sabalenka

The Final Word

In 2026, the US Open will feature several notable matchups in the tennis world. The US Open is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis. The second round produced mixed results, with several players advancing to the next rounds of the tournament. Several players will compete in the third round and the Round of 16 of the 2026 US Open. These rounds will conclude with qualified players advancing to the quarterfinals. The US Open doubles events will also showcase several emerging talents on the court.