U.S. Open action is set to continue on Saturday, and Naomi Osaka is ready to take another step toward her third career U.S. Open victory. She'll now face the No

No. 13 seed Naomi Osaka is headed to the women's singles third round at the 2026 U.S. Open, where she'll face No. 23 seed Elise Mertens. The two will play in Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 5. The Osaka vs. Mertens match will air on ESPN2.

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Damm made the main draw when Ethan Quinn withdrew on Aug. 20, with Damm’s wild card reallocated to Darwin Blanch. The USTA held one wild-card spot back, and ultimately awarded it to former Boys’ 18s national champion Patrick Kypson on Saturday.

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Naomi Osaka arrived at the 2018 US Open as a talented 20-year-old who had already shown she could trouble the biggest names in tennis. What happened in New York, however, turned her from a rising star into a Grand Slam champion.

Osaka recovered after a mid-match lapse to advance to the third round with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Katerina Siniakova on Thursday, before Eala beat Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-1, 6-4.