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U.S. Open singles take centre stage in New York

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Viewing guide · Thursday, September 3, 2026

U.S. Open singles take centre stage in New York

The U.S. Open leads the day, with Challenger events as the supporting cast.

New York is the focus on Thursday. C. Alcaraz is the model's tournament favourite in the men's draw; A. Sabalenka holds that place in the women's.

The model's most even call is between J. Paolini and S. Cirstea, where it splits the match almost down the middle.

Outside the Grand Slam, the day is thin: several Challenger events are in progress on clay and hard courts, but they are a supporting line to the main event.

◆ What's on today

Live board →
Grand SlamHard$48.9M
Play finishedHard

U.S. Open

New York, USA · 35 still in the draw

Model favourite: C. Alcaraz at 43% 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 · 32 still in the draw

Model favourite: A. Sabalenka at 23% 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

Also on: Zhangjiagang — Challenger 75, Como — Challenger 75, Manacor — Challenger 75, Plovdiv 3 — Challenger 50, Porto — Challenger 75 — 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
11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

J. Menšik #18vL. Tien #15

Model: 47% J. Menšik · 53% L. Tien

11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

I. Jović #14vA. Eala #18

Model: 43% I. Jović · 57% A. Eala

11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

J. Paolini #21vS. Cirstea #17

Model: 47% J. Paolini · 53% S. Cirstea

11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

N. Osaka #13vE. Mertens #20

Model: 64% N. Osaka · 36% E. Mertens

8:40 pmET1:40 am UK10:40 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

E. Svitolina #9vA. Kalinskaya #23

Model: 66% E. Svitolina · 34% A. Kalinskaya

12:10 pmET5:10 pm UK2:10 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

A. Bublik #16vT. Paul #21

Model: 43% A. Bublik · 57% T. Paul

11:00 amET4:00 pm UK1:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

M. Kostyuk #11vE. Alexandrova #19

Model: 72% M. Kostyuk · 28% E. Alexandrova

7:00 pmET12:00 am UK9:00 am AEST
US Open · Grand Slam · round of 32Hard

V. Vacherot #23vF. Tiafoe #12

Model: 36% V. Vacherot · 64% F. Tiafoe

◆ 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.

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.