LIVE IN NEW YORK · Tue, Sep 8
Tennis
Wimbledon is in the books. The US Open is still live in New York.
Quarter-finals: Alcaraz vs Shelton, Sabalenka vs Noskova.
The draw
Pin a quarter-final. Flushing Meadows has not named a 2026 singles champion.
Men
Women
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Sabalenka vs Noskova: three-peat against the new Wimbledon champion
Ashe, 8 September daytime. Sabalenka beat Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3. Noskova is the reigning Wimbledon champion.
Alcaraz vs Shelton: the US Open quarter that New York wanted
Quarter-final, 8-9 September. Alcaraz beat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Shelton beat Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. They meet next.
What just happened
Sinner beats Zverev in four: two tiebreaks, then the champion's weight
Jannik Sinner def. Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4. Championship point on a 23-shot rally.
Noskova wastes five championship points, then wins Wimbledon anyway
Linda Noskova def. Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. All-Czech final. First Slam. Converted the sixth championship point.
From this desk
Why Tuesday in New York matters
Quarter-finals as of 7-8 September 2026. No 2026 singles champion. The American men have not had a Slam title since Roddick in 2003.
Alcaraz's wrist, Djokovic's Monday, the draw cracking open
US Open 2026, 30 August to 13 September. Alcaraz returned. Djokovic went out Monday. No singles champion yet.
Muchova and Mensik take the mixed doubles million
The all-Czech pair won the 2026 US Open mixed doubles, saving match points in the semis, then rolling the final tiebreak.
Sinner's fifth major: two tiebreaks, then the champion's weight
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in four sets on 12 July for a second straight Wimbledon and a fifth Slam.
Noskova wastes five championship points. Then she wins Wimbledon.
Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary Wimbledon final on 11 July. First Slam. Sixth championship point.