Aryna Sabalenka kept her hopes alive for a third straight US Open championship by fighting off Linda Nosková 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions. Sabalenka finished off the match with a second-serve ace to eliminate the Wimbledon champion and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows for the sixth straight year.
Alexander Zverev put a slow start to his US Open campaign further behind him as the top-seeded German defeated Italian Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) to move into the quarter-finals.
Naomi Osaka's US Open run has come to an early close, with the No. 13 seed falling to No. 2 Elena Rybakina in a dominant straight sets win, 6-1, 6-4. Rybakina outplayed Osaka in nearly every category to advance to the next round.
Down 5-0 in the first set, Qinwen Zheng battled back against Iga Swiatek, taking down the number eight seed 7-5, 6-3 in straight sets to book a ticket into the quarterfinal.
2023 champion Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to advance to her 12th Grand Slam quarter-final. Gauff will next face Mirra Andreeva, an opponent that Gauff has never lost to in five meetings.
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani defeated Eri Hozumi and Andreja Klepac 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the women's doubles quarter-finals at the US Open.
Mirra Andreeva dropped the first set but recovered nicely to defeat Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and secure her spot in the women's singles quarter-finals. Potapova required a medical timeout for a knee injury in the final game before succumbing to defeat.
Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton overpowered former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to book a US Open quarter-final date with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula defeated No. 16 Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4 to advance to her third straight US Open quarterfinals. The fourth round match took just 1 hour and 25 minutes.
American Frances Tiafoe defeated higher-seeded Daniil Medvedev in three sets 7-6, 6-4, 7-6, to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his US Open title defence by beating Tommy Paul in straight sets of 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, in the fourth round.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka proved to be too much to handle for American Taylor Townsend, as Sabalenka bested her in straight sets to cruise into the quarterfinals at the US Open.
Iva Jovic beat Alex Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, three-set, back-and-forth showcase of two of tennis’ emerging young stars inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night.
Mirra Andreeva is on to the Round of 16 at the US Open after besting Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets, including a tough second set tiebreaker.
World No. 2 Elena Rybakina defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round of the US Open for the first time in her career.
Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka moved on to the fourth round at Flushing Meadows with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Elise Mertens.
She needed a tiebreak in both sets but Iga Swiątek defeated Marie Bouzkova in a dramatic third-round battle at the 2026 US Open, winning 7-6, 7-6.
After two American favorites were upset early on Saturday, Coco Gauff snapped the ominous trend the late afternoon, comfortably beating Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to the fourth round of the US Open.
Number 9 seed Taylor Fritz also went out in a shocker, blowing a two-set lead after falling to 24th ranked Francisco Cerundolo 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen extended her return to the U.S. Open with a spectacular and stunning rally, winning the final seven games to eliminate No. 22 Madison Keys 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Saturday.
It took three hours and 22 minutes, but Ben Shelton came out on top against Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who took the second set, but no more as he bows out in the third round of the US Open.
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