The third day of first-round competition at the 2026 US Open unfolds on Tuesday, September 1, with top seeds Madison Keys, Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz among the headliners across multiple courts at Flushing Meadows. The day session begins at 11am local time (4pm BST) on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Keys faces Alina Korneeva and Fritz takes on Darwin Blanch, while Rybakina opens her campaign against Thea Frodin on the Grandstand court.
Main court action in the day session
Arthur Ashe Stadium hosts the opening matches, with the 22nd-seeded Keys seeking a strong start against Korneeva at 11.30am New York time. Fritz, seeded ninth, follows on the same court against Blanch. The Louis Armstrong Stadium features fifth-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy against Francisco Comesana of Argentina, alongside fifth-seeded Mirra Andreeva's match against Janice Tjen of Indonesia.
The Grandstand court presents several compelling encounters. Second-seeded Rybakina of Kazakhstan opens against Frodin, while British player Arthur Fery meets 13th-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in what promises to be a competitive all-European clash. Fourth-seeded Iva Jovic of the United States faces Poland's Magdalena Frech, and sixth-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia takes on Italy's Andrea Guerrieri.
Extended day-session schedule across secondary courts
Stadium 17 features Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva against 12th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, followed by Australia's Daria Kasatkina against Spain's Paula Badosa. Spain's Rafael Jodar, seeded 12th, plays Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis, and American Marcos Giron faces Peru's Ignacio Buse, seeded 32nd.
Court 5 opens with Austria's Filip Misolic against Argentina's 24th-seeded Francisco Cerundolo, then Austria's 24th-seeded Anastasia Potapova meets Latvia's Darja Semenistaja. Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo faces Belgium's 23rd-seeded Elise Mertens, and Britain's Jan Choinski plays the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp.
Court 6 hosts Czech Republic's Gabriela Knutson against Germany's Eva Łys, followed by Czech Republic's Lucie Havlíčkova against Hungary's Anna Bondar. Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo meets France's Arthur Gea, and Poland's Magda Linette plays Britain's Fran Jones.
Court 7 features Australia's Dane Sweeny against France's Corentin Moutet, then Czech Republic's Darja Vidmanova against Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. The Netherlands' Arantxa Rus rounds out the court's schedule against France's Leolia Jeanjean.
Court 10 includes Italy's Mattia Bellucci against Hungary's Zsombor Piros, the Netherlands' Jesper de Jong against Italy's Francesco Passaro, and Czech Republic's Nikola Bartunkova against Egypt's Mayar Sherif.
Court 11 opens with American Nishesh Basavareddy against Australia's Tristan Schoolmate, followed by Germany's Tatjana Maria against Latvia's 30th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko. Hungary's Fabian Marozsan faces American Michael Zheng.
Court 12 features Greece's 32nd-seeded Maria Sakkari against American Robin Montgomery, Belgium's 31st-seeded Zizou Bergs against Spain's Carlos Taberner, American Zachary Svajda against Germany's Daniel Altmaier, and Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova against American Reese Brantmeier.
Court 13 rounds out the day-session schedule with Ukraine's Yulia Starodubtseva against Germany's Ella Seidel, Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, and Slovakia's Alex Molcan against France's Benjamin Bonzi.
Evening session highlights and notable storylines
The evening session brings additional marquee matchups to the schedule. Coco Gauff faces Zeynep Sönmez, while Alexander Zverev plays Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in what shapes as a competitive encounter. France's Gael Monfils also takes the court on his 40th birthday, marking the beginning of what he has indicated will be his final Grand Slam tournament. This milestone comes a day after Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka's emotional farewell at the same venue, creating a poignant backdrop to the tournament's opening week.
The 2026 US Open main draw runs from August 30 to September 13, with Tuesday, September 1 designated as a first-round day across both the men's and women's singles draws. According to tournament scoreboard data, the opening rounds have already produced notable results, including American Frances Tiafoe's five-set victory, which added an upset-flavored storyline to first-round competition.
What happens next
Wednesday, September 2 marks the transition to second-round play, with the tournament's schedule advancing to the next phase of competition. The live coverage updates confirm that evening-session matches on Tuesday will conclude with Zverev's encounter against Sonego, setting the stage for the tournament's progression into its second week of action.
Key facts
- Day 3 first-round matches take place on Tuesday, September 1, with the day session starting at 11am New York time (4pm BST)
- Top seeds in action include second-seeded Elena Rybakina, fourth-seeded Iva Jovic, fifth-seeded Flavio Cobolli and Mirra Andreeva, and sixth-seeded Alex de Minaur
- Gael Monfils plays on his 40th birthday in the evening session, marking the start of what he has indicated will be his final Grand Slam
- The tournament runs through September 13, with second-round matches scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 2
- Matches are distributed across 13 courts, with Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium hosting the primary day-session attractions
