US Open prize pool reaches record 108 million
- Largest player compensation in tennis history, up 21% from 2025
- Singles champions each receive 5.5 million dollars
- First-round players get 140,000, up 27.3% from previous year
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- TourATP26 Aug 2026
Martin Damm upsets Medvedev at Winston-Salem Open
- 22-year-old defeats top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3.
- Biggest career win for Damm entering main draw.
- Ranks No. 92 and gains confidence before US Open.
Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title
- Czech pair defeated Bencic and Cobolli 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 in Arthur Ashe Stadium final
- First ever doubles title for both players; Mensik had never played mixed doubles before
- Pair earned $1 million prize money in two-day Fan Week format
Alcaraz confirms return at US Open after four-month injury absence
- Defending champion returns from wrist injury that caused French Open and Wimbledon absences
- Alcaraz will face significantly weakened field without world No. 1 Sinner
- Has not played competitive tennis since Australian Open in January
Muchova and Mensik win revamped US Open mixed doubles championship
- Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik beat Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
- Mixed doubles no longer part of main fortnight; separate 16-team championship August 25-26
- Djokovic and Sabalenka lost opening matches; defending champions Errani-Vavassori unseeded
Coco Gauff wins second Cincinnati title
- Gauff defeats Pegula 6-2, 6-4 in first all-American women's final since 1970
- First title of 2026 season for Gauff, her 12th career WTA title
- Joins Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka as two-time Cincinnati Open champions
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz play mixed doubles
- Tennis legend returns to court with defending US Open champion
- Match takes place during US Open Fan Week on August 25
- Williams and Alcaraz defeat Lloyd Glasspool partnership in exhibition
Gauff wins second Cincinnati title defeating Pegula
- Coco Gauff defeats Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 in all-American final.
- First Cincinnati final between two American women in 56 years.
- Third woman in Open Era to win Cincinnati multiple times.
Arthur Fils wins first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati
- French 22-year-old defeats Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in final.
- First Masters 1000 final between two Black men in ATP history.
- Ends France's 12-year wait for Masters 1000 champion.
- Off Court25 Aug 2026
Sinner becomes highest-paid tennis player at $58M
- Italian world No. 1 earns $58M in last 12 months total.
- On-court earnings: $23M; off-court endorsements: $35M.
- Surpasses Alcaraz, whose earnings total $53.7M.