US Open Tennis 2024: Schedule, bracket, live updates, scores, results, highlights, start times, where to watch (2024)

Despite still not playing his best tennis, Djokovic is not going out without a fight and forces a fourth set against Popyrin.

No. 2 Novak Djokovic down two sets against No. 28 Alexei Popyrin

Defending champion Novak Djokovic entered this tournament searching for his 25th Grand Slam title, but he is looking shaky against Alexei Popyrin in their third round match tonight. Popyrin is up 6-4, 6-4 and needs to win just one more set for the upset. He has a 10-1 record when winning the first two sets in Major tournaments, but Djokovic has registered eight comebacks from two sets down through his impressive Grand Slam career.

While this would be a big upset, it would not be the biggest surprise of the tournament. World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz lost to unseeded Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday night. The winner of this match will take on American star Frances Tiafoe during Sunday's round of 16.

Brandon Nakashima pulls off upset over No. 18 seed Lorenzo Musetti

Brandon Nakashima started the 2024 US Open unseeded, but the American has already pulled off two upsets over top opponents. Nakashima took a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over Italian star Lorenzo Musetti on Friday and will be advancing to the round of 16.

It was a fantastic win for him but perhaps not completely surprising because he put everyone on notice earlier in the tournament. In the first round, Nakashima took a straight set victory over No. 15 Holger Rune. Earlier this summer, Nakashima also took wins against compatriots Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz, both ranked in the top 20.

Frances Tiafoe advances to round of 16 after five-set battle against Ben Shelton

It took Tiafoe over four hours to get it done, but the No. 20 seed survived and advanced after a highly competitive battle against No. 13 seed, and fellow American, Ben Shelton. Tiafoe is still chasing his first ever Grand Slam trophy, and the closest he has ever gotten was at the 2022 US Open when he reached the semifinals.

"I would definitely like to win it, I think I have the ability to," he told CBS Sports ahead of this tournament. "First and foremost, you want to put yourself in that second week… But why not? Why not be holding that trophy?"

Emma Navarro and Coco Gauff will meet in the round of 16

No. 13 seed Emma Navarro took a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against Marta Kostyuk on Friday and earned a ticket to the round of 16. Navarro was ranked No. 149 early in 2023, but the New York native has been on the rise. She has picked up 43 wins this season, with only world no. 1 Iga Swiatek ahead of her.

The crowd at Flushing Meadows is in for a treat on Sunday as Navarro will be taking on fellow American Coco Gauff, the defending champion and No. 3 seed. This will be a rematch of the Wimbledon round of 16, which Navarro won 6-4, 6-3. Gauff picked up a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Elina Svitolina on Friday, and shortly after she talked about her upcoming match with Navarro during her ESPN interview.

"She has been having an incredible season...Playing her will be tough," Gauff said. "During Wimbledon, I think I got a little bit mentally out of that match. She is similar to Elina, you have to mentally be on top of the match from point one to the end of the match. That's how I'll approach it. I know it's going to be another tough one."

Wang Yafan upsets No. 20 Victoria Azarenka

Yafan and Azarenka split the first two sets of the match, setting up a decisive third set, and that's when Yafan took control. She rolled in the third set to win the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Perhaps the most telling stat of the match was that Yafan limited her unforced errors to 17 while Azarenka made 32. Yafan will now advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.

Gauff storms back to defeat Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

After trailing 2-1 in the second set, Coco Gauff seemed to flip a switch and completely took over against Evina Svitolina. Once Gauff took a 3-2 lead in the second set, she never looked back. Gauff only got better as the match went on, and Svitolina seemed to run out of gas. This is now Gauff's 12th major win since after losing the first set since 2019. Only Ons Jabeur has more in that time frame. Gauff will now face the winner of Emma Navarro and Marta Kostyuk in the fourth round.

Gauff answers back

The American battled in the second set to stay on serve a couple of times and then secured the late break point to stay alive with a 6-3 win. Now into the third set, Gauff picked up the quick break point on Svitolina's first service game to take the advantage and continue marching forward. It's the kind of resolve you like to see from a champion as she continues to grow into the match.

Coco Gauff on the ropes

The American star is in trouble in the third round as she battles Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Svitloina took the first set 6-3 thanks to a break point late in the set. Now, Gauff will have to rally in both the second and third sets if she hopes to defend her 2023 title in this event. Svitolina has never won a Grand Slam title, but she has reached the semifinals at the US Open back in 2019 as well as at Wimbledon twice in 2019 and 2023.

Carlos Alcaraz after his loss to Botic van de Zandschulp:

"I don't know what to say right now. First of all he played great. He played really good tennis. I thought he would give me more free points. He didn't make a lot of mistakes that I thought he was going to make. It was confusing a bit. I didn't know how to manage that, how deal with it. I couldn't increase my level. I think my level stayed the same the whole match. It wasn't enough to win the match or to give myself the chance to get into the match, or try to give myself chances. What can I say? I didn't feel well hitting the ball. I made a lot of mistakes. When I wanted to come back it was too late."

Earlier this year, Botic van de Zandschulp didn't sound too confident about his tennis career.

"Everyone has a bad day every now and then. But if there are too many [bad days], then you have to ask yourself whether you want to continue."

Tonight he took down world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.

Nick Kyrgios' reaction to Botic van de Zandschulp's second-round victory over world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz: "Holy smokes….."

Friday men's notable third round matches

• No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 28 Alexei Popyrin
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• No. 6 Andrey Rublev vs. No. 32 Jiri Lehecka
• No. 8 Casper Ruud vs. Shang Juncheng
• No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Tallon Griekspoor

Fridaywomen's notable third round matches

• No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova
  
• No. 3 Coco Gauff vs. No. 27 Elina Svitolina
• No. 7 Zheng Qinwen vs. Jule Niemeier