Tennis
It’s been a better US Open day two for Australia with three more progressing to the second round — James Duckworth, Kimberly Birrell and Maya Joint.
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Alex de Minaur will be in action on Wednesday morning.
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Australian players at US Open 2026 — Results, scores, schedule
*Approximate time
Men’s singles
Round 1
| Date | Time (AEST) | Match | Result |
| Aug 31 | Yibing Wu (CHN) vs. Adam Walton (AUS) | 7-6(2) 6-2 7-5 | |
| Aug 31 | Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs. Rei Sakamoto (JPN) | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 3-6 6-4 | |
| Sep 1 | 3:00am* | [30] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs. James Duckworth (AUS) | 5-7 6-3 6-2 7-6(8) |
| Sep 1 | 7:00am* | [3] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs. Rinky Hijikata (AUS) | 7-5 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| Sep 1 | 9:00am* | Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| Sep 2 | 1:00am* | Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) vs. Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) | |
| Sep 2 | 1:00am | Dany Sweeny (AUS) vs. Corentin Moutet (FRA) | |
| Sep 2 | 5:00am* | [12] Rafael Jodor (ESP) vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | |
| Sep 2 | 7:00am* | Andrea Guerrieri (ITA) vs. [6] Alex de Minaur (AUS) |
Women’s singles
Round 1
| Date | Time (AEST) | Match | Result |
| Aug 31 | [11] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs. Storm Hunter (AUS) | 6-4 6-1 | |
| Aug 31 | Talia Gibson (AUS) vs. Donna Vekic (CRO) | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | |
| Aug 31 | Taylah Preston (AUS) vs. Alycia Parks (USA) | 6-3 6-3 | |
| Aug 31 | Kimberly Birrell (AUS) vs. Petra Marcinko (CRO) | 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 | |
| Sep 1 | 7:00am* | Maya Joint (AUS) vs. Liudmila Samsonova | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| Sep 2 | 3:00am* | Daria Kasatkina (AUS) vs. Paula Badosa (ESP) |
How to watch the US Open in Australia: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: Nine Network
- Live stream: Stan Sport, 9Now
US Open is available for live TV broadcast on the 9Network in Australia. The action will be shown across Channel 9, 9Go! and 9GEM. Check your local guides for specific channel details.
For fans who prefer to stream on the go, the grand slam tournament will also be available to watch live on Stan Sport and 9Now.
Every match is streamed ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport, with Centre Court in 4K UHD.
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US Open tennis 2026 schedule
The first round of matches begins Sunday, August 30, with the order of play on most days starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (ET).
| Date | Events |
| Monday, August 31 | Men’s & Women’s First Round |
| Tuesday, September 1 | Men’s & Women’s First Round |
| Wednesday, September 2 | Men’s & Women’s Second Round |
| Thursday, September 3 | Men’s & Women’s Second Round |
| Friday, September 4 | Men’s & Women’s Second Round |
| Saturday, September 5 | Men’s & Women’s Third Round |
| Sunday, September 6 | Men’s & Women’s Third Round |
| Monday, September 7 | Men’s & Women’s Round of 16 |
| Tuesday, September 8 | Men’s & Women’s Round of 16 |
| Wednesday, September 9 | Men’s & Women’s Round of 16 |
| Thursday, September 10 | Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals |
| Friday, September 11 | Women’s Semifinals |
| Saturday, September 12 | Men’s Semifinals |
| Sunday, September 13 | Women’s Final |
| Monday, September 14 | Men’s Final |
US Open tennis 2026 prize money
There’s plenty of prize money up for grabs at the 2026 US Open with the winner going home with a cool USD$5.5m.
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Here’s the complete breakdown of the singles prize money:
All figures in USD
- Winner: $5,500,000
- Runner-up: $2,800,000
- Semifinalist: $1,450,000
- Quarterfinalist: $780,000
- Round of 16: $480,000
- Round of 32: $290,000
- Round of 64: $190,000
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