With videoNavone tears up the script: Djokovic exits US Open in first round after 20 years
The Argentine won 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, handing Djokovic his first opening-round Grand Slam defeat since 2006.
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Ignacio Buse changes surfaces to become Winston-Salem's youngest champion
The 22-year-old Peruvian beat Arthur Fery 6-3, 6-2, won his second title of 2026 and heads to the US Open at a career-high ranking.
The champions' half: the draw that puts Djokovic in Alcaraz's path
Every former US Open champion landed on the same side of the draw; Djokovic and Alcaraz can only meet in the semifinals.
Rei Sakamoto reaches the US Open as Kei Nishikori says goodbye
A 6-4, 7-6(3) win sent Sakamoto into his first US Open main draw and ended the final US Open appearance of Nishikori.
With videoMuchova and Mensik: a first major born from improvisation in New York
The Czech pair saved two match points in the semifinal, then beat Bencic and Cobolli 6–3, 1–6, [10–6] to win the US Open mixed doubles title.
With videoFederer returns to the US Open: the farewell New York still needed
Seven years after his last match at Flushing Meadows, Roger Federer returned to Arthur Ashe for an exhibition that became both a symbolic farewell and a celebration.