Celebs at the U.S. Open

See the famous faces watching the 2026 U.S. Open at the BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center

Zverev was the best in the majors this year, but won't call himself the best player in tennis

Alexander Zverev won two Grand Slam titles and reached another final this year.

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Djokovic's drop in rankings marks 1st time since 2002 no member of the Big 3 in top 10

George W. Bush was president.

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Tennis players seeking more prize money say they won't go public with their protests anymore

Top tennis players who have been protesting for a larger share of revenues from the biggest tournaments in the sport say they will no longer go public with their demands now that a Grand Slam Player Advisory Council has been formed.

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Fans flock to $30 U.S. Open Finals watch party at National Tennis Center

Ticketless tennis fans gather for affordable stadium final watch party.

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An adoring US Open crowd wasn't quite enough to lift Ben Shelton to a history-making title

Ben Shelton may have had "99.9%" of the U.S. Open crowd cheering for him, as opponent Alexander Zverev estimated.

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Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the U.S. Open title and extend a drought by American men

He tuned out the crowd's screams for Ben Shelton for so long that he didn't even realize when he won, not hearing the chair umpire's announcement that the match was over.

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Trinity Rodman makes it from her soccer game to watch boyfriend Ben Shelton in the US Open final

Trinity Rodman made it from the soccer pitch to the tennis court in time to watch boyfriend Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open final.

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Elena Rybakina's US Open title run puts her on top of women's tennis and Sabalenka has work to do

Elena Rybakina was going to see her name on top of the women's tennis rankings Monday no matter what happened in the U.S. Open women's final.

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Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1

Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women's tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.

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Aryna Sabalenka beats herself up as she is denied a US Open three-peat

Aryna Sabalenka has been dethroned as U.S. Open champion after winning the Grand Slam tournament in each of the previous two years.

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Hao-Yu Lee doubles and triples in 7-run 8th as Tigers rally past Rockies 11-7

Hao-Yu Lee doubled and tripled in a seven-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 11-7 win over the Colorado Rockies.

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Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win US Open for their second Grand Slam men's doubles title

American Christian Harrison and British partner Neal Skupski have won their second Grand Slam men's doubles title of the year by defeating Germany's Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in the U.S. Open final.

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LI's Noah Rubin says Shelton-Tiafoe semifinal match is big moment for American tennis

Ben Shelton will have a chance to end USA's long men's championship drought at the Open.

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Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe and will play Alexander Zverev for the US Open title

Ben Shelton won the all-American duel with Frances Tiafoe and now he's the one who can end his country's long wait for another men's Grand Slam champion.

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Frances Tiafoe's US Open run ends with a semifinal loss to fellow American Ben Shelton

Frances Tiafoe's latest run at the U.S. Open ended with a hard-fought loss in the semifinals to fellow American Ben Shelton.

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The last non-European to win a men's tennis major says Shelton can end the drought

Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton faced off in the U.S. Open semifinals aiming to end a long drought for American men in Grand Slam tournaments, with Shelton winning in four sets.

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Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova win their first US Open women's doubles title together

Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova have won their first U.S. Open women's doubles title together.

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Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina to meet in a US Open final between the world's top 2 players

The U.S. Open women's final is a matchup of the top-ranked player in the world for almost the past two years against her successor at No. 1.

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LI's Jack Kennedy loses in US Open boys' singles quarterfinals

Kennedy's next match will be as a professional in a Challenger event in San Diego.

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Elena Rybakina beats Coco Gauff and will play Aryna Sabalenka for the US Open women's title

Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2.

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No. 1 Zverev reaches US Open semifinals and will face Khachanov after Blockx's injuries

Alexander Zverev's rocky road to start the U.S. Open turned into smooth sailing to the semifinals.

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Coco Gauff rallies to reach the US Open semifinals against new women's No. 1 Elena Rybakina

Coco Gauff fought off a couple match points in a tiebreaker and beat Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 to set up a U.S. Open semifinal matchup against new No. 1 Elena Rybakina.

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Williams sisters' return to play doubles at the US Open helps ESPN to an increase in viewers

Helped by Serena and Venus Williams playing doubles again, ESPN had its largest viewership through three rounds of the U.S. Open since the younger sister last competed in 2022.

LI's Kennedy advances to quarterfinals of U.S. Open boys' singles tournament

Kennedy matches his best appearance in a junior Grand Slam event after defeating fellow American Jack Secord.

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US Open semifinalists Tiafoe and Pegula to be teammates for New York club in World Team Tennis

U.S. Open semifinalists Frances Tiafoe and Jessica Pegula will be teammates when World Team Tennis returns to open a new season in December.

Late nights at the US Open add a new wild wrinkle with 3:33 a.m. finish to Shelton-Alcaraz thriller

Ben Shelton's five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the U.S. Open quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.

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Alcaraz says 'I leave with a smile' after epic US Open loss to Shelton

When Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling five-set match at the US Open it was the latest finish in the tournament's history.

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Shelton ends Alcaraz's title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis

Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history as he pulled out a 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes.

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Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep three-peat hopes alive in a marathon day at the US Open

Aryna Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open title by fighting off Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions.

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Tiafoe gives Michelsen a hug and a shoulder to cry on after his US Open victory

Frances Tiafoe knew Alex Michelsen needed a shoulder to cry on.

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LI's Kennedy wins second-round match in U.S. Open boys' singles tournament

Kennedy beat Canadian Benjamin Azar, 6-0, 6-4, to advance to the third round.

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Noskova forced to serve from out of the shadows after roof adjustment delay in US Open match

Linda Noskova was forced to serve while sun was giving way to shadows in a key moment of her U.S. Open loss to Aryna Sabalenka after a delay caused the roof above Arthur Ashe Stadium to not finish adjusting in time.

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Zheng Qinwen comes through an injury and qualifying to make a run to the US Open quarterfinals

Zheng Qinwen won't deny it.

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LI's Jack Kennedy, partner Keaton Hance stunned in first round of U.S. Open boys' doubles

The duo, seeded No. 2 in their final tournament as juniors, were stunned in the first round of the tournament Monday by a British pair, Mark Ceban and Rhys Lawlor.

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Rybakina overpowers Osaka, will face Zheng in US Open quarterfinals with a chance to become No. 1

Elena Rybakina overpowered Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open and is a win away from the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis.

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Coco Gauff returns to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time since her 2023 title run

Coco Gauff is back in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since winning the tournament three years ago.

Naomi Osaka exits U.S. Open, but not before displaying one more 'swaggy' fashion ensemble

Naomi Osaka may not have gone out of the U.S. Open Monday with much of a bang.

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Mirra Andreeva helps injured opponent Anastasia Potapova before finishing her US Open victory

Mirra Andreeva remembers looking up to Anastasia Potapova well before they became rivals on the court.

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Surprise! Alcaraz learns during ESPN interview he was wrong about his next US Open opponent

Next up for Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open is.

LI's Jack Kennedy back at U.S. Open with win in boys singles opener

Kennedy said his experience in playing last Sunday's main draw match against South Africa's Lloyd Harris helped him take care of business.

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Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz reach the US Open quarterfinals

Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz made getting back to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open look easy, even if their paths there felt more difficult than they looked.

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Shelton, Tiafoe and Michelsen win at the US Open as American men aim to end a Grand Slam drought

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

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Empty seats, tired stars: The US Open's post-2 a.m. finishes spark a pushback

Late-night finishes are a hallmark of the U.S. Open.

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Zheng Qinwen makes big US Open comeback. Naomi Osaka joins her in the fourth round

Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen has 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.

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Iva Jovic ends Alex Eala's US Open to set up a matchup against fellow American Coco Gauff

Iva Jovic ended Alex Eala's run at the U.S. Open.

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Dick Gould, who won 17 NCAA championships at Stanford, celebrated at the US Open

Dick Gould has returned to the U.S. Open and was honored during the first match of the night session.

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Yes, there is something in the air at the U.S. Open, and it doesn't smell great

The latest example of the smell of marijuana came on Friday when world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stopped play during her match because of the odor.

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Serena and Venus Williams lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open

Serena and Venus Williams are out of the U.S. Open women's doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker.

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Influencers at the U.S. Open causing some problems

100+ were credential to help grow the game, but there are some growing pains

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Williams sisters reunite their iconic doubles team, losing narrowly but thrilling the New York crowd

Venus and Serena Williams returned to the U.S. Open for a doubles match for the first time in four years, thrilling fans with their performance.

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