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US Open Predictions & Picks — September 1, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · September 1, 2026

Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.

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5 matches are on Tuesday's card at US Open, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Belinda Bencic against Yulia Putintseva in the first round. Our calls: Keys over Korneeva.

Anastasia Zakharova vs. Naomi Osaka

This pick is Pro until the match is played, then it goes public, graded, like every pick we publish. Pro opens the whole board.

Tuesday's US Open first round pits Anastasia Zakharova against Naomi Osaka on hard. Naomi Osaka comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Anastasia Zakharova has won 5 of the last 10.

Belinda Bencic vs. Yulia Putintseva

This pick is Pro until the match is played, then it goes public, graded, like every pick we publish. Pro opens the whole board.

Tuesday's US Open first round pits Belinda Bencic against Yulia Putintseva on hard. Belinda Bencic brings a 3-match winning streak into this one, 8-2 across the last ten. Yulia Putintseva has dropped 3 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten.

Ella Seidel vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva

This pick is Pro until the match is played, then it goes public, graded, like every pick we publish. Pro opens the whole board.

Ella Seidel and Yuliia Starodubtseva meet in the first round at US Open on Tuesday. Yuliia Starodubtseva comes in at 3 wins from the last ten. Ella Seidel limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 2 wins in 10.

Maria Sakkari vs. Robin Montgomery

This pick is Pro until the match is played, then it goes public, graded, like every pick we publish. Pro opens the whole board.

Tuesday's US Open first round pits Maria Sakkari against Robin Montgomery on hard. Maria Sakkari comes in at 4 wins from the last ten. Robin Montgomery has won 6 of the last 10.

Alina Korneeva vs. Madison Keys

Pick: Keys

Win probability: 68% Keys · Market: -234 · Sets: 2 (71%) · most likely score 2-0 (49%)

Tuesday's US Open first round pits Alina Korneeva against Madison Keys on hard. Madison Keys has won 6 of the last 10. Alina Korneeva has won 3 of the last 10.

Madison Keys simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Keys should have enough here, though Korneeva has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

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Updated Aug 31, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.