Should see males’s matches on 2026 U.S. Open Opening Day

The U.S. Open begins on Sunday with a number of intriguing males’s matches. Novak Djokovic is arguably the marquee match on Sunday when he performs Argentine Mariano Navone within the first evening matchup at Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

Massive title takes the court docket beneath the lights

Djokovic and Navone are enjoying for the primary time. Djokovic enters the U.S. Open with a 14-6 document in 2026. Djokovic misplaced 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 to Thiago Augustin Tirante within the Cincinnati Open second spherical in his most up-to-date match. 

Navone enters the U.S. Open with a 21-20 document in 2026. A 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Jensen Brooksby within the French Open first spherical is the one victory in 4 Grand Slam matches for Navone in 2026. On a tough court docket, Djokovic is a large favourite.

Fifteenth-seeded Alexander Bublik will play American J.J. Wolf within the second evening match at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Sunday. Wolf is enjoying in his second ATP match in 2026 after lacking 18 months resulting from a shoulder damage suffered on the 2025 Delray Seaside Open.