US Open day eight
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 6, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her round of 16 match against Taylor Townsend of the U.S. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
NEW YORK, Sept 6 : Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open on Sunday (times GMT):
0109 SHELTON DEFEATS TSITSIPAS
American Ben Shelton downed Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-3 6-4 to set up a quarter-final showdown with world number three Carlos Alcaraz.
0028 PEGULA ADVANCES
American Jessica Pegula, the 2024 runner-up, reached the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea.
2237 TIAFOE OUSTS MEDVEDEV
Frances Tiafoe dispatched 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6(1) 6-4 7-6(6) to punch his ticket to the quarter-finals. He will meet fellow American Alex Michelsen, who beat Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4 earlier in the day.
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2033 ALCARAZ BEATS PAUL
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated American Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals.
1916 NOSKOVA DOWNS KOSTYUK
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova secured her spot in the quarter-finals with a 7-5 5-7 6-4 victory over Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. She will next face Aryna Sabalenka.
1656 SABALENKA SEES OFF TOWNSEND
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka marched into the quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-3 win over Taylor Townsend.
1550 PLAY BEGINS
World number one Aryna Sabalenka began her fourth-round match against Townsend on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SUNDAY (prefix number denotes seeding):
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 ET)
1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Taylor Townsend (U.S.)
20-Tommy Paul (U.S.) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
8-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
21-Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) v 26-Emma Navarro (U.S.)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/1100 ET)
11-Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) v 6-Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)
7-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v 11-Frances Tiafoe (U.S.)
3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v 16-Sorana Cirstea (Romania)
