What to know as the U.S. Open gets underway

NPR | By A Martínez

Published August 31, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

NPR's A Martínez speaks with sports journalist Jon Wertheim about what's happened on the tennis courts at the U.S. Open in New York and what comes next.

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