Pegula, the 2024 runner-up, has a shot at achieving her childhood dream of reaching the world number one ranking in Flushing and is one of three players who could dethrone Sabalenka. She will play Romanian Sorana Cirstea next.

Jessica Pegula rallied from behind Friday to defeat Leylah Fernandez and avoid what would have been a U.S. Open-altering upset.

NEW YORK, Sept 4 - Reigning champions Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday as they quieten pre-tournament concerns with more compelling wins. Read more at straitstimes.

Trying to become the first player to win three straight US Open titles since Serena Williams from 2012-14, Sabalenka will face American Taylor Townsend in the round of 16.

Follow our live coverage as the 2026 U.S. Open rolls on with the second round at Flushing Meadows. Aryna Sabalenka (1) and Carlos Alcaraz (2) headline a terrific first day of action in the second round. Jessica Pegula (3) and Daniil Medvedev (7) will open play at Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, respectively.

With Sabalenka still sitting on the throne, Pegula knows what she must do on her end to reach No. 1: win the US Open. She has wanted that spot since she was seven, even admitting it once mattered more to her than winning a Slam.

NEW YORK (AP) — At a rainy U.S. Open where it's a struggle to even finish the first round, Jessica Pegula was happy to quickly be into the third. The No. 3 seed needed only 56 minutes on Wednesday to defeat Sofia Kenin 6-3,

Serena and Venus Williams are out of the US Open women’s doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker. The sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the 10-point tiebreaker and lost 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) on Friday night to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint.