US Open Fan Week Tuesday

I dug into this, and there is an important catch: the exact Sunday/Monday/Tuesday player-practice assignments are not yet published on the public US Open website. The official practice page currently says to check back for the latest schedule.

That means I would not trust a list circulating now claiming “Sinner — Sunday 11:00, Alcaraz — Monday 2:00,” etc. The actual court/time assignments are typically released very close to the practice day.

What we know for Aug. 23–25

Day

What you can realistically expect

Sun Aug 23

9:30 AM–6 PM Fan Week/Kids’ Day; major-player practices are scheduled as part of the day

Mon Aug 24

Grounds activities and qualifying; player practices throughout the day

Tue Aug 25

Practices + the star-studded Mixed Doubles beginning around 10/11 AM; Roger Federer exhibition at 7:30 PM

The official Fan Week program specifically incorporates player practices, and the US Open says the Fan Week grounds are free with the new Fan Access Pass.

The interesting part for you

There is actually very good evidence that Sinner is likely to be accessible at practice, rather than this being some distant glimpse from the stands. Someone who attended Fan Week recently reported seeing Sinner practice extremely close to the court, with people moving in and out of the practice stadium and seats opening up.

And the big names you mentioned — Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Sabalenka and Osaka — are all among the players expected at the 2026 Open.

There is one wrinkle with Alcaraz and Djokovic: both had missed the Canadian Open, and their North American schedules have had some uncertainty, so I would not assume either will practice at Fan Week until the US Open posts the actual session.

What I would do

Since you’re in Queens, I would not choose your Fan Week day based on a supposed practice schedule yet.

Instead, I’d watch the official practice page:

US Open — Official Practice Schedule⁠

and the US Open app. The app specifically says its Fan Week calendar includes player practices and is intended to provide the current schedule.

My guess is that the useful information will appear only shortly before Sunday/Monday. When it does, we can do something much more useful: map every Sinner/Alcaraz/Djokovic/Sabalenka/Osaka practice onto the physical grounds and construct a one-day route for you, including which practice courts are worth waiting at and which ones you can see particularly close.

If you want to see Sinner or Alcaraz up close, that’s the information I’d wait for rather than buying a ticket to one of the evening exhibitions.