The singles competition at the 2026 US Open may not have gone as well as Canadian fans would have hoped, but there is still plenty to cheer for in week two of the year's final major.
Doubles is once again in focus and a potential Canadian dynasty is building at Flushing Meadows. The Canadian half of the defending champions in the women's doubles has been cruising so far and is now just a few wins away from a third title in four years.
Here's what you need to know.
In Case You Missed it: Short Singles Stays in New York
The 2026 US Open was a short one when it came to Canadians in singles action. Only three were in the main draw and they had all been eliminated by the end of play on the first Friday.
There were positives for Leylah Annie Fernandez and Denis Shapovalov, who both matched their results from the previous year.
Fernandez played her best tennis in New York since reaching the final five years ago. She won her first five sets of the tournament, delivering straight-set wins over Zhang Shuai and Mananchaya Sawangkaew and then taking the opening frame of her third-round match with world No. 3 Jessica Pegula. However, the American halted the Lavalloise's run, bouncing back to take the encounter in three sets.
Shapovalov reached the third round of the US Open for the eighth time in nine appearances. He beat Miomir Kecmanovic in four sets in the first round followed by a straight-set win over Luca Van Assche in round two. He fought hard in the third round against Montreal champion Ben Shelton but was ultimately edged out in four tight sets.
Félix Auger-Aliassime had a tough go in New York. The third seed was unable to replicate his semifinal performance from a year ago, bowing out in round two against Karen Khachanov.
In doubles, Fernandez was one of two Canadians competing. She and Janice Tjen won their opening match over Isabelle Haverlag and Nika Radisic before bowing out in round two against ninth seeds Erin Routliffe and Aldila Sutjiadi.
The lone Canadian to start their campaign in week one and make it to week two was Gabriela Dabrowski. She and Luisa Stefani, the second seeds in the women's doubles competition, cruised through their first three matches, not dropping a set and only surrendering 14 total games on their way to the quarter-finals.
What to Watch: Dabrowski Dynasty Incoming?
Gabriela Dabrowski is looking to lift the US Open women's doubles trophy for the third time in four years this week. She and Luisa Stefani are in quarter-final action on Tuesday, taking on seventh seeds Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Shuai.
If they win, Dabrowski could face off with her former partner, Erin Routliffe, in the semis. The pair won in New York together in 2023 and 2025.
The seeds have held on the top half of the women's doubles draw, meaning Dabrowski and Stefani would be guaranteed to play a Top 8 team should they reach the final.
Canada still has a number of competitors in the junior events at the US Open. Avery Alexander is still alive in the girls singles, while Benjamin Azar is through to round two in the boys singles. Both face Top 8 seeds in the second round.
Clemence Mercier lost in the second round of the girls singles, while Nadia Lagaev was eliminated in round one.
Lagaev has yet to play her opening match in the girls doubles, but Alexander and her Hungarian partner Lujza Beviz were edged 10-7 in the match tiebreak of their first-round match.
Azar plays his first-round doubles match with Matei Victor Chelemen on Tuesday.
Under the Radar: Victory for Vagramov
Sasha Vagramov's breakout 2026 season continues as the 25-year-old picked up her fourth doubles title of the season last week in on the World Tennis Tour in Monastir, Tunisia. She claimed the W15 title alongside Clarissa Blomqvist of Finland.
The pair cruised into the semifinals, including a double-bagel victory in the quarters, before upsetting the top seeds by taking the match tiebreak 10-1 to reach the final. There, they defeated Carolyn Ansari and Savannah Dada-Mascoll in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-2, to claim the trophy.
Last week was a busy one on Canadian soil. The largest World Tennis junior event held in Canada, the J300 Internationaux Junior Banque Nationale de Repentigny, took place, although the host nation was shut out of the winner's circle. CLICK HERE for the full Repentigny recap.
Canada's beach tennis national championships were also held at Woodbine Beach in Toronto. CLICK HERE for the full beach tennis nationals recap.
This week, it is the wheelchair tennis tour's turn as the Birmingham Classic, the largest World Tennis Wheelchair Tour event in Canada, is taking place at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.
You can follow the Canadians in action every week here.
The Davis Cup is coming to Quebec City September 18 and 19 as Team Canada hosts France in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round. Tickets are on sale now. CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!
Feature Photo: Martin Sidorjak
