U.S. Open 2026 live updates: Day 2 latest with Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Ben Shelton in action today

Greetings, tennis fans! Welcome to The Athletic’s live coverage of Day 2 at the U.S. Open.

The first round is in full swing and continues today with Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz, last year’s defending U.S. Open singles champions, in action. Under the lights tonight are Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe, who love playing in New York at Flushing Meadows.

An American man hasn’t won a Slam since Andy Roddick in 2003 but without world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles draw, maybe this is the year that changes.

Follow our live coverage for pre-match news, play-by-play commentary, sights and sounds around the grounds and insightful analysis from our tennis writers in Flushing Meadows.