US Open 2026 Men's Matches Today: August 31 Schedule, Players & Courts
The US Open 2026 men's singles draw continues on Monday, August 31, with another packed schedule of first-round matches across the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz headlines the day's action as he begins his title defence against Roman Safiullin. Ben Shelton, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger-Aliassime are also among the major names scheduled to play.
Carlos Alcaraz returns to US Open singles action after a four-month injury absence, while several seeded players begin their campaigns on August 31.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Roman Safiullin vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Men's Singles — First Round
Ben Shelton (8) vs Tallon Griekspoor
Men's Singles — First Round
Louis Armstrong Stadium
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Arthur Fils (10)
Men's Singles — First Round
Martin Damm Jr. vs Frances Tiafoe (11)
Men's Singles — First Round
Grandstand
Matteo Berrettini vs Stan Wawrinka
First Round
Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) vs Rinky Hijikata
First Round
Maja Chwalinska vs Taylor Townsend
Women's match between men's singles sessions — see women's page.
Other Men's Singles Matches
Luciano Darderi (21) vs Harry Wendelken
First Round
Jakub Mensik (17) vs Shintaro Mochizuki
First Round
Jurij Rodionov vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
First Round
Yannick Hanfmann vs Alejandro Tabilo (25)
First Round
Otto Virtanen vs Andrey Rublev (23)
First Round
Alexander Blockx (28) vs Tomas Barrios Vera
First Round
Valentin Vacherot (22) vs Aleksandar Kovacevic
First Round
Roman Andres Burruchaga vs Karen Khachanov
First Round
Martin Landaluce vs Jacob Fearnley
First Round
Damir Dzumhur vs Hubert Hurkacz
First Round
Grigor Dimitrov vs Alexei Popyrin
First Round
Juncheng Shang vs Marco Trungelliti
First Round
Quentin Halys vs Facundo Diaz Acosta
First Round
Dalibor Svrcina vs Valentin Royer
First Round
Alex Michelsen vs Federico Cina
First Round
Brandon Nakashima (16) vs Sebastian Baez
First Round
Nuno Borges vs Learner Tien (14)
First Round
Players to Watch on August 31
Carlos Alcaraz is naturally the biggest name on the men's schedule. The defending champion is returning after a lengthy injury absence and faces Roman Safiullin in a potentially demanding opening match.
Ben Shelton will also attract a large home crowd, while Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Arthur Fils is one of the more intriguing first-round matchups of the day. Frances Tiafoe, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz add further star power to the schedule.
US Open Men's Singles on August 31
With the first round spread across multiple courts, the August 31 schedule offers a mixture of established Grand Slam contenders, seeded players and rising names. The order of play can change because of match length, weather and suspended matches, so listed times should be treated as approximate unless a court has a fixed session start.