US Open Tennis Quarterfinals Underway: Alcaraz vs. Shelton Headlines Tuesday's Order of Play

Quarterfinal action at the 2026 U.S. Open takes place on Tuesday September 8 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, with defending champion and second seed Carlos Alcaraz meeting eighth seed Ben Shelton in the evening session on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Earlier in the day, 11th seed Frances Tiafoe faces Alex Michelsen in an all-American clash at approximately 1 p.m. Eastern, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka plays sixth seed Linda Noskova and third seed Jessica Pegula meets 26th seed Emma Navarro in the women's quarterfinals. Monday's round-of-16 saw top seed Alexander Zverev, 28th seed Alexander Blockx, unseeded Karen Khachanov, and Botic van de Zandschulp advance to the men's quarterfinals, with van de Zandschulp saving a match point in a five-hour battle against Arthur Gea and Khachanov outlasting 14th seed Learner Tien in a five-set epic. The 2026 U.S. Open, which runs from August 30 to September 13, has seen the draw torn apart, with twenty of the 32 men's seeds and eighteen of the 32 women's seeds eliminated before the round of 16 even began. Novak Djokovic lost in the first round, Taylor Fritz led by two sets and lost in five, and Daniil Medvedev went out to Tiafoe on Sunday. Zverev has now reached the quarterfinals of all four majors in 2026. The tournament offers $108 million in total prize money, with the singles champion earning $5.5 million and 2,000 ATP ranking points. The men's semifinals are scheduled for Friday September 11, the men's final for Sunday September 13, and the women's final for Saturday September 12.