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The last Slam of the year
The US Open is under way at Flushing Meadows, and the opening day produced the shock of the season: Novak Djokovic was beaten in five sets by Mariano Navone, his first first-round exit at a major in over 20 years. Cameron Norrie also went out, while Katie Boulter and Toby Samuel gave Britain two wins.
Aryna Sabalenka is world No. 1 and two-time defending champion, chasing a three-peat. Carlos Alcaraz defends the men’s title after four months out with a wrist injury, Jannik Sinner is absent with a knee problem, and that makes Alexander Zverev the top seed. Iga Świątek is seeded eighth.
Our team covers every preview with statistics, form guides and head-to-head records, plus value-led betting tips, prize money breakdowns, past champions and UK streaming guides for each event.
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The four majors, all year round
Three majors, three different champions
2026 has spread the men’s majors around. Carlos Alcaraz opened the year by beating Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open and complete the career Grand Slam at 22, before a wrist injury cost him Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. Alexander Zverev landed a maiden major in Paris, and Jannik Sinner defended his Wimbledon title to stay clear at world No. 1.
On the WTA Tour Aryna Sabalenka still leads the rankings, but the majors have gone three different ways: Elena Rybakina in Melbourne, Mirra Andreeva in Paris and Linda Nosková at Wimbledon, where she beat Karolína Muchová in the first all-Czech Grand Slam final.
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Rivalries, settled by the record
Alcaraz10–717 mtgsJSSinnerThe rivalry that defines men's tennis. Sinner is unbeaten on grass; Alcaraz dominates clay and outdoor hard. Three straight Slam finals in 2025.
Djokovic5–5TiedCAAlcarazTied 5–5 overall, but Alcaraz has won all three of their Grand Slam final meetings. Djokovic's best recent result was the 2025 AO quarter-final.
Świątek8–513 mtgsASSabalenkaThe most high-stakes rivalry in women's tennis. Świątek leads 5–2 on clay, but Sabalenka ended her 26-match Roland-Garros streak in the 2025 semi-final.
Sabalenka7–613 mtgsCG
GauffSabalenka leads 7–6 after winning the 2026 Miami Open final, and 5–4 on hard courts. Gauff leads 2–1 at the Slams and took their only clay-court major meeting, at Roland-Garros in 2025.
NadalMost playedNDDjokovicThe most-played rivalry in men's tennis. Sixty meetings across 17 years and Djokovic finished just two ahead, closing it at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Federer16–2440 mtgsRNNadalThe defining rivalry of the 2000s. Nadal leads 24-16, but the margin is built on clay, where his left-handed topspin attacked Federer's one-handed backhand.
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