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US Open first round leads the day
Viewing guide · Saturday, August 29, 2026

US Open first round leads the day

Every tournament on court today, who is playing, and where to watch.

Tour-level tennis today is headlined by the U.S. Open in New York, where the men's and women's singles are both in the first round. Play runs from the early session into the evening, with the headline evening match featuring B. Shelton.

U.S. Open coverage is led by ESPN in the US, Sky Sports Tennis in the UK, Nine and Stan Sport in Australia, and TSN and RDS in Canada.

◆ What's on today

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Grand SlamHard$48.9M
Play finishedHard

U.S. Open

New York, USA · 91 still in the draw

The men's singles is in the first round, with the model's favourite C. Alcaraz still in the field. The majority of the round is yet to be played across the grounds in New York.

Model favourite: C. Alcaraz at 45% to take the title

US
ESPNESPN2ABCESPN app
ESPN began a 12-year deal in 2026. ABC takes selected Sunday sessions and the men's singles final.
UK
Sky Sports TennisNOWSky Go
Sky's USTA deal runs through 2027, so these UK rights go back to market soon.
AU
Nine9Gem9NowStan Sport
Plays overnight and early morning AEST.
CA
TSNRDSTSN+
Grand SlamHard$48.9M
Play finishedHard

U.S. Open

New York, USA · 93 still in the draw

The women's singles is also in the first round, and the model sees A. Sabalenka as the favourite. A long day of opening matches is on the schedule in New York.

Model favourite: A. Sabalenka at 29% to take the title

US
ESPNESPN2ABCESPN app
ESPN began a 12-year deal in 2026. ABC takes selected Sunday sessions and the men's singles final.
UK
Sky Sports TennisNOWSky Go
Sky's USTA deal runs through 2027, so these UK rights go back to market soon.
AU
Nine9Gem9NowStan Sport
Plays overnight and early morning AEST.
CA
TSNRDSTSN+

◆ Elsewhere

Finished for the day: Winston Salem — ATP 250, Monterrey — WTA 500.

Also on: Zhangjiagang — Challenger 75, Porto — Challenger 75, Como — Challenger 75, Plovdiv 3 — Challenger 50 — Challenger and WTA 125 events run alongside the main tour and are usually streamed rather than televised; see the tour passes below.

◆ Worth watching

Ranked by the model
12:40 pmET5:40 pm UK2:40 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

D. Snigur #44vD. Shnaider #16

Model: 37% D. Snigur · 63% D. Shnaider

The model narrowly favours D. Shnaider over D. Snigur in this first-round match, with little separating them in its view.

4:30 pmET9:30 pm UK6:30 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

N. Borges #47vL. Tien #12

Model: 33% N. Borges · 67% L. Tien

L. Tien is favoured by the model to beat N. Borges in the first round, with the American the higher-ranked player.

7:00 pmET12:00 am UK9:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

B. Shelton #6vT. Griekspoor #56

Model: 72% B. Shelton · 28% T. Griekspoor

This evening match sees B. Shelton favoured by the model against T. Griekspoor. Shelton is the higher-ranked player in the first round.

1:50 pmET6:50 pm UK3:50 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

Y. Hanfmann #55vA. Tabilo #29

Model: 47% Y. Hanfmann · 53% A. Tabilo

The model sees this first-round match between Y. Hanfmann and A. Tabilo as near-even, split almost down the middle.

1:50 pmET6:50 pm UK3:50 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

M. Kessler #65vE. Alexandrova #19

Model: 43% M. Kessler · 57% E. Alexandrova

12:40 pmET5:40 pm UK2:40 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

J. Munar #46vT. Atmane #45

Model: 55% J. Munar · 45% T. Atmane

11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

S. Bejlek #29vC. Bucsa #40

Model: 73% S. Bejlek · 27% C. Bucsa

12:10 pmET5:10 pm UK2:10 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · first roundHard

S. Zhang #53vL. Fernandez #32

Model: 38% S. Zhang · 62% L. Fernandez

◆ Tour streaming passes

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Tennis TV — the ATP's own service: Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events plus the ATP FinalsAvailable worldwide, but geo-blocks are set per tournament and change season to season - Masters 1000 events and the Finals carry no restriction, while some 500s are blocked in their host country. No Grand Slams, no WTA.
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WTA TV — the WTA's own service, positioned as the fallback where there is no local broadcasterBlacked out in markets with a local rights holder, which includes the UK and the US.
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Challenger TV — the full ATP Challenger Tour, live and on demandFree on ATPTour.com, with a companion YouTube channel launched in 2026.

Coverage varies by region; Challenger TV and WTA Unlocked provide free streams for their respective tours.

Channels are listed from KickServe's curated rights map (updated 2026-07-25) and can change at short notice — always check your local listings. Start times are earliest-possible: a match begins when the previous one on that court finishes. Win probabilities come from our rating model and are context, not betting advice.