Overview

• Arthur Ashe features Jannik Sinner vs. Denis Shapovalov in the day session with Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Bublik scheduled late, while Louis Armstrong opens with Lorenzo Musetti vs. Flavio Cobolli at 11 a.m. and stages Alexander Zverev vs. Félix Auger-Aliassime at 7 p.m.
• Sinner, the world No. 1, has dropped only 11 games across six sets this week, whereas Shapovalov has not reached a Slam second week in over two years.
• Zverev holds a 6–2 head-to-head edge over Auger-Aliassime, arrives off Toronto and Cincinnati semifinals, and has not lost a set in New York; Auger-Aliassime has recently dealt with back and toe issues and last made a major quarterfinal in 2022.
• Paul comes in after a 4-hour, 25-minute five-set win, drawing a night slot for recovery, as Bublik rides a 10-match win streak and a 19–2 run over his last 21 matches; Paul leads their tour-level series 3–0.
• Naomi Osaka faces Daria Kasatkina with a chance to reach her first Slam second week in nearly five years, while qualifier Coleman Wong meets Andrey Rublev after becoming the first Hong Kong man to win a match at a major.