India, Aug. 30 -- The US Open 2026 is set to bring the tennis season to its final Grand Slam stage, with the biggest names in the sport arriving in New York with their eyes on the title. From defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka to Novak Djokovic's latest pursuit of history, Flushing Meadows promises plenty of brave, beautiful and heartbreaking storylines starting August 30, Sunday.

Alcaraz returns to the tournament looking to defend his crown and add another chapter to an already magical Grand Slam record. The Spaniard missed the French Open and Wimbledon because of a wrist injury, but his return to competitive tennis has been one of the major talking points heading into the hard-court major.

Sabalenka, meanwhile, has...