US Open 2026 Begins With Sinner Out, Alcaraz Returns

The 2026 US Open Tennis Championships begin Sunday, August 30, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, marking the final Grand Slam of the season. The tournament runs through Sunday, September 13, with a field reshaped by significant absences and a wide-open race for the titles on both the men's and women's sides. The biggest storyline entering the event is the withdrawal of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. The Italian, who won Wimbledon this summer, has not recovered from a right knee injury and said he was "very sad and disappointed" to miss the year's final major.