People wait to greet Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka (L) after defeating US's Taylor Townsend during their women's singles round of 16 tennis match on day eight of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 6, 2026. USA's Serena Williams and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz wave to the crowd after being defeated by Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli in their mixed doubles tennis match at the 2026 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 25, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)