US Open 2026 men's, women's draw: Carlos Alcaraz looks to defend title in return from injury

Alcaraz is back from a wrist injury in a wide open men's field in New York without Jannik Sinner Aug 27, 2026 at 1:12 pm ET • 3 min read Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz's return to tennis immediately commands the spotlight as the US Open draw delivers a fascinating roadmap toward the season's final Grand Slam championship. After time away from competition with a wrist injury, the seven-time major champion arrives in New York in defense of last year's hard-court title with questions about his ability to rediscover his dominance quickly.Alcaraz's placement headlines a loaded men's bracket despite the recent withdrawal of Jannik Sinner (knee), filled with dangerous early-round opponents and emerging contenders eager to capitalize. The women's draw carries similar intrigue, with several title threats facing difficult paths through the opening week at Flushing Meadows. Draw day always boasts potential blockbuster matchups in the later rounds and Alcaraz's comeback adds another layer of suspense. If his body and timing cooperate, the sport's most electric star could quickly turn this tournament into his own welcome-back celebration under the lights.No American man has won a major since Andy Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero in the 2003 US Open final. Taylor Fritz's trip to the US Open final in 2024 was the closest an American man has come to ending the streak in two decades.Fritz is the second highest-seeded American in the men's draw at No. 9, behind eight-seeded Ben Shelton. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is the No. 1 seed on the women's side and beat American Amanda Anisimova in last year's tournament final, 6-3 7-6 (7-3). Sabalenka has four career slams, but has not captured a major this year.American Coco Gauff, who's seeded fourth, won the US Open in 2023 and beat Jessica Pegula in straights on Sunday in Cincinnati to win her first title of 2026. Gauff lost to Karolina Muchova in the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this summer in her best majors showing of the season.US Open men's draw Alexander Zverev vs. Lorenzo SonegoCarlos Alcaraz vs. Roman SafiullinFelix Auger-Aliassime vs. Rinky HijikataNovak Djokovic vs. Mariano NavoneFlavio Cobolli vs. Francisco ComesnaAlex de Minaur vs. QualifierDaniil Medvedev vs. QualifierBen Shelton vs. Tallon GriekspoorTaylor Fritz vs. Darwin BlanchArthur Fils vs. Stefanos TsitsipasThe rest of the men's draw as follows: 11. Francis Tiafoe vs. Martin Damm12. Rafael Jodar vs. Thanaski Kokkinakis13. Lorenzo Musetti vs. Arthur Frey14. Learner Tien vs. Nuno Borges15. Alexander Bublik vs. JJ Wolf16. Brandon Nakashima vs. Sebastian Baez17. Jakub Mensik vs. Qualifier18. Jiri Lehecka vs. Pablo Carreno Busta19. Casper Ruud vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo20. Tommy Paul vs. Qualifier21. Luciano Darderi vs. Qualifier 22. Valentin Vacherot vs. Aleksander Kovacevic23. Andrey Rublev vs. Marin Cilic24. Francisco Cerundolo vs. Filip Misolic25. Alejandro Tabilo vs. Yannick Hanfmann26. Arthur Rinderknech vs. Sho Shimabukuro27. Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Vit Kopriva28. Alexander Blockx vs. Qualifier29. Cameron Norrie vs. Luca Van Assche30. Matteo Arnaldi vs. James Duckworth31. Zizou Bergs vs. Carlos Taberner32. Ignacio Buse vs. Marcos GironDamir Dzumhur vs. Hubert HurkaczMiomir Kecmanovic vs. Denis ShapovalovTomas Machac vs. QualifierJack Kennedy vs. QualifierThiago Agustin Tirante vs. Adrian MannarinoDino Prizmic vs. Aleksander ShevchenkoYibing We vs. Adam WaltonJaime Faria vs. Jenson BrooksbySebastian Gorzny vs. Raphael CollignonJaume Munar vs. Terence AtmaneKamil Majchrazak vs. Hamad MedjedovicAleksander Vukic vs. QualifierAlex Michelsen vs. QualifierDaniel Merida vs. Marton FucsovicsMartin Landaluce vs. QualifierMatteo Berrettini vs. Stan WarwrinkaRoman Andres Burruchaga vs. Karen KhachanovAlex Molcn vs. Benjamin BonziGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. QualifierGael Monfils vs. Adolfo Daniel VallejoMattia Bellucci vs. QualifierCamilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Jan-Lennard StruffJuncheng Shang vs. Marco TrungellitiJesper De Long vs. QualifierJan Choinski vs. Botic Van De ZandschulpZachary Svajda vs. Daniel AltmaierDane Sweeny vs. Coretin MoutetValentin Royer vs. QualifierAlexei Popyrin vs. QualifierQuentin Halys vs. Facundo Diaz AcostaUS Open women's drawAryna Sabalenka vs. Camilia OsorioElena Rybakina vs. Thea FrodinJessica Pegula vs. Elena-Gabriela RuseCoco Gauff vs. Zeynep SonmezMirra Andreeva vs. Janice TjenLinda Noskova vs. Katie VolynetsKarolina Muchova vs. Sinja KrausIga Swiatek vs. Xiyu WangElina Svitolina vs. Solana SierraAmanda Anisimova vs. Ashlyn KruegerThe rest of the seeded-women's draw as follows:11. Marta Kostyuk vs. Qualifier12. Belinda Bencic vs. Yulia Putintseva13. Naomi Osaka vs. Anastasia Zakharova14. Iva Jovic vs. Magdalena Frech15. Diana Shnaider vs. Daria Snigur16. Sorana Cirstea vs. Julia Grabher17. Alexandra Eala vs. Qualifier18. Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. McCartney Kessler19. Jasmine Paolini vs. Veronika Erjavec20. Maja Chwalinska. vs. Taylor Townsend21. Anna Kalinskaya vs. Anna Blinksova22. Madison Keys vs. Alina Korneeva23. Elise Mertens vs. Kaitlin Quevedo24. Anastasia Potapova vs. Tereza Valentova25. Marie Bouzkova vs. Elsa Jacquemont26. Emma Navarro vs. Lois Boisson27. Barbora Krejcikova vs. Kamilia Rakhimova28. Sara Bejlek vs. Cristina Bucsa29. Ann Li vs. Antonia Ruzic30. Jelana Ostapenko vs. Tatjana Maria31. Leylah Fernandez vs. Shuai Zhang32. Maria Sakkari vs. Qualifier