US Open LIVE: Quarter-finals get going with Sabalenka facing Noskova in early match

[p][b]14:00 CET - [/b]Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the day's play at the 2026 US Open for September 8th. The singles tournaments are really starting to feel pointy now, with the quarter-finals getting underway on both the men's and women's sides. There will be two from each side today, with the stage to conclude on Wednesday.[/p][p]We'll get going with a bang as women's top seed and title holder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] takes on this year's Wimbledon winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Linda Noskova[/a] in the early match on Arthur Ashe Stadium.[/p][p]That is followed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] vs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/michelsen-alex/nDIhfm9l/"]Alex Michelsen[/a] in the first of the men's quarters, and then a second all-American affair as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a] takes on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/navarro-emma/WxLdKcAs/"]Emma Navarro[/a] past midnight.[/p][p]Closing out the day, we have arguably the best match last, with defending men's champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] meeting the red-hot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] in a blockbuster clash.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/tennis-us-open-alcaraz-and-shelton-meet-in-blockbuster-quarter-final-sabalenka-seeking-semis/8AewADQq/"]Check out a preview of today's quarter-finals here[/a], and see the full program below with estimated start times listed:[/b][/p][image alt="Carlos Alcaraz is back on court today in Flushing Meadows" id="689a9403-8203-486c-a0d1-4175bf8bd1f3" credit-line="Reuters / Eduardo Munoz" guid="8160dd5d-01a2-4b11-8eb4-bfcbf07b3edf" original-width="5353" original-height="3640" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/noskova-l-zHMiAkw6/sabalenka-a-vyhksgUB/?mid=8QYQMw6l"]Aryna Sabalenka vs Linda Noskova - 17:30 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/michelsen-a-nDIhfm9l/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=bmsTFvCm"]Frances Tiafoe vs Alex Michelsen - 19:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/navarro-e-WxLdKcAs/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=QZMjBj06"]Jessica Pegula vs Emma Navarro - 01:00 CET[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/shelton-b-QNuG0Gzb/?mid=8fQuXC5S"]Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz - 02:30 CET[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]