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With the Favorites Gone, the 2026 US Open Rewarded Persistence

Name: With the Favorites Gone, the 2026 US Open Rewarded Persistence
Uploaded: 2026-09-16T17:45:00.000Z
Duration: 35 s
Description: Sinner withdrew, Djokovic lost in the first round, and Alcaraz fell at 3:33 a.m. The titles went instead to Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina, two players in their late twenties who had spent years coming close.

Sinner withdrew, Djokovic lost in the first round, and Alcaraz fell at 3:33 a.m. The titles went instead to Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina, two players in their late twenties who had spent years coming close.

Read the full articleby Dan Chafetz

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THE FAVORITES FELL AT THE 2026 US OPEN

[THE MEN] The favorites fell early.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrew with a knee injury before play began.
Djokovic lost in round one. Ben Shelton beat Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m.
So Alexander Zverev, a near-miss for years, won his second major...

[THE WOMEN] The women's winner beat the odds.

Elena Rybakina arrived in New York as an injury doubt.
She clinched No. 1 in the semifinal, then took the title from Sabalenka.
Both winners had lost major finals before, but kept showing up.

Read the full article at noozify.com. Images: Steven Pisano (CC BY 2.0); jeff horne (CC BY 2.0). Music: an original score for Noozify.