US Open 2026: Full updated schedule for Sunday (September 6), Day 8

Tough tests await defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka

Day 8 of the US Open 2026 marks the start of the pre-quarterfinals, after a marathon Day 7 that finally sorted out the third-round field. Coco Gauff eased past Cristina Bucsa, Iga Swiatek needed two tie-breaks to see off Marie Bouzkova, and Naomi Osaka survived a scare against Elise Mertens to keep her resurgence going.

There were shocks too as Madison Keys went down to Qinwen Zheng despite leading 5-0 in the third set, and Amanda Anisimova was upset by Anastasia Potapova. The night session ran deep into the early hours, with Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina, and the much-anticipated Learner Tien-Jakub Mensik clash all finishing up well past midnight local time.

On Sunday, the tournament’s biggest names return to headline the last-16 stage. On the Arthur Ashe Stadium, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka opens against Taylor Townsend before the day’s marquee men’s clash, as Carlos Alcaraz faces 20th seed Tommy Paul in his toughest test since returning from injury.

Ben Shelton and Stefanos Tsitsipas round out the stadium, along with a fourth-round meeting between Anna Kalinskaya and Emma Navarro.

The Louis Armstrong Stadium has plenty riding on it too, with former champion Daniil Medvedev taking on fellow former finalist Frances Tiafoe, and home favourite Jessica Pegula up against Sorana Cirstea.

Who are the top-seeded players in action today at the US Open 2026?

ATP

• [2] Carlos Alcaraz
• [7] Daniil Medvedev
• [8] Ben Shelton
• [11] Frances Tiafoe
• [20] Tommy Paul
• [27] Tomas Martin Etcheverry

WTA

• [1] Aryna Sabalenka
• [3] Jessica Pegula
• [6] Linda Noskova
• [11] Marta Kostyuk
• [16] Sorana Cirstea
• [21] Anna Kalinskaya
• [26] Emma Navarro

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Will any Indian players be in action on Sunday at the US Open 2026?

N Sriram Balaji partners Evan King in men’s doubles, with the pair set to take on the 12th-seeded pairing of Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin on Court 11, with a tentative start time of 10:00 PM IST (local time 12:30 PM).

US Open 2026 Day 8 [September 5] full schedule (Timings in IST)

Arthur Ashe Stadium

• [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Taylor Townsend – 9:00 PM IST
• [20] Tommy Paul vs [2] Carlos Alcaraz – 11:30 PM IST
• [8] Ben Shelton vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – 4:30 AM IST
• [21] Anna Kalinskaya vs [26] Emma Navarro – 6:00 AM IST

Louis Armstrong Stadium

• [1] Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten vs Matteo Arnaldi/Jan-Lennard Struff – 8:30 PM IST
• [11] Marta Kostyuk vs [6] Linda Noskova – 10:00 PM IST
• [7] Daniil Medvedev vs [11] Frances Tiafoe – 12:30 AM IST
• [3] Jessica Pegula vs [16] Sorana Cirstea – 2:00 AM IST

Grandstand

• Brandon Carpico/Nikita Samuel Filin vs Marcelo Melo/John Peers – 8:30 PM IST
• [16] Asia Muhammad/Fanny Stollar vs Eri Hozumi/Andreja Klepac – 10:00 PM IST
• Alex Michelsen vs [27] Tomas Martin Etcheverry – 11:30 PM IST
• Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury vs Benjamin Bonzi/Theo Arribage/Albano Olivetti – 1:00 AM IST

Stadium 17

• Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni vs Petr Nouza/Neil Oberleitner – 8:30 PM IST
• Tatjana Maria/Zeynep Sonmez vs [3] Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic – 10:00 PM IST
• [13] Lucas Miedler/Marc Polmans vs Robert Cash/Alexander Erler – 12:00 AM IST
• [7] Xinyu Jiang/Shuai Zhang vs Eudice Chong/Zhaoxuan Yang – 1:00 AM IST

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Court 5

• Renee Alame vs [14] Kristina Penickova – 8:30 PM IST [juniors]
• Annika Penickova vs [4] Victoria Luiza Barros – 10:00 PM IST [juniors]
• Harriet Dart/Maia Lumsden vs [6] Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar-Martinez – 11:30 PM IST
• Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok vs Miyu Kato/Fang-Hsien Wu – 1:00 AM IST

Court 11

• [12] Andrew Johnson vs Arnav Vijay Paparkar (IND) – 8:30 PM IST [juniors]
• [12] Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin vs N.Sriram Balaji (IND)/Evan King – 10:00 PM IST
• Adam Pavlasek/Patrik Rikl or Luciano Darderi/Mariano Kestelboim vs Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool – 11:30 PM IST
• [5] Jack Kennedy vs Ryo Tabata – 1:00 AM IST [juniors]

Court 12

• [3] Michael Antonius vs Leonardo Storck Franca – 8:30 PM IST [juniors]
• Raffaele Ciurnelli vs Jordan Lee – 10:00 PM IST
• [4] Su-Wei Hsieh/Jelena Ostapenko vs Marie Bouzkova/Sara Sorribes Tormo – 11:30 PM IST
• Nicole Fossa Huergo/Tamara Korpatsch vs [14] Hao-Ching Chan/Maya Joint – 1:00 AM IST

Note: Timings are tentative

Where and how to watch the US Open 2026 live streaming and broadcast in India, the USA, and the UK?

Indian viewers can catch the proceedings live from Day 8 of the US Open on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar. ESPN will provide live coverage in the United States, while fans in the United Kingdom can catch all the action live on Sky Sports.

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