The Associated Press reported on Thursday, September 3, 2026, that Naomi Osaka, Alex Eala, and Iga Swiatek were scheduled to play during the day at the U.S. Open in New York. ^[1] Alexander Zverev defeated Quentin Halys 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. ^[2] Alexander Zverev was booed by the crowd for requesting a racket change at around 2am during his US Open match against Quentin Halys. ^[3] Coco Gauff faces Paula Badosa in a night match at the U.S. Open on Thursday, September 3, 2026. ^[4] Coco Gauff was scheduled to headline the night action at the U.S. Open on Thursday, September 3, 2026. ^[5] Naomi Osaka, a two-time U.S. Open champion, started her day match against Katerina Siniakova at Arthur Ashe Stadium. ^[6] Gael Monfils concluded his Grand Slam career by losing 6-3 6-4 6-3 to American Learner Tien at Arthur Ashe Stadium. ^[7] Madison Keys defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar 5-7 6-4 7-6(5) in an epic comeback to delight home fans at the U.S. Open. ^[8] Zverev stated that he feels physically fine despite spending more than nine hours on court during his match against Halys and a previous match against Lorenzo Sonego. ^[9] The crowd's booing occurred before Zverev provided a frank assessment of his own performance. ^[10] The match lasted four hours and 33 minutes and concluded at 2:15 am Friday at Arthur Ashe Stadium with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3. ^[11] Alexander Zverev lamented his winning performance in a frank assessment following the incident. ^[12]