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