The 2026 U.S. Open begins on Sunday with a wide-open girls’s draw.
Seven totally different girls have received the final seven Grand Slam titles.
High-ranked American girl Jessica Pegula kicks off U.S. Open run
Third-seeded and top-ranked American Jessica Pegula performs first on Arthur Ashe on Sunday at midday in opposition to Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
Pegula leads the 2026 WTA Tour with a 45-12 document. Ruse has 23 wins and 19 losses in 2026.
Pegula has superior to not less than the semifinals within the final two hard-court majors. Ruse superior to the third spherical within the 2026 Australian Open, tying her deepest Grand Slam run. Pegula and Ruse are enjoying for the primary time.
Pair of Grand Slam champions conflict in matchup of untamed playing cards
The ladies’s match of the day is 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in opposition to seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in a matchup of American wildcards. Kenin is 10-14 in 2026, whereas Williams has misplaced all 11 of her WTA matches this season.
Kenin has not superior previous the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam for the reason that 2021 French Open. The match between Kenin and Williams is their first assembly and can observe Novak Djokovic in opposition to Argentine Mariano Navone on Ashe on Sunday night time.
