In the latest ATP rankings released just now, Alexander Bublik is listed 16th. Having skipped tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, the Kazakhstani dropped five places in the standings. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The promising mixed doubles pair at the US Open 2026 has also fallen apart. The tandem of Venus Williams and Alexander Bublik will not play in the mixed draw, which starts tonight. The 46-year-old legend sustained an injury shortly before the tournament. Incidentally, her younger sister, 44-year-old Serena Williams, will compete in mixed doubles, teaming up with Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.
Elena Rybakina, who injured her Achilles tendon at the Cincinnati tournament, will also skip the mixed doubles with a prize fund of $1 million. Whether the world No. 2 will play in singles will be known by August 27, when the US Open 2026 draw takes place.
This week, only one major ATP tournament, a 250-level event in Winston-Salem, USA, will be held. No Kazakhstani players will participate. Bublik, Alexander Shevchenko, and our juniors prefer to prepare for the major through training.
The US Open is an annual Grand Slam tennis tournament on hard courts and the last of the four majors in the calendar year. Traditionally, the US Open begins on the last Monday of August. For the second consecutive year, the competition starts a week earlier due to the separate mixed doubles event.
The US Open 2026 will run from August 23 to September 13. The total prize money of $108 million is a record for majors. The tournament was first held in August 1881. In addition to the five main draws, veterans, juniors, and wheelchair tennis players compete within the event. Since 1978, matches have been held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York.
The reigning champions in the main draws are the aforementioned Alcaraz and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.