{"id":2038,"date":"2026-09-03T20:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:52:17","slug":"us-open-day-4-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2026\/09\/03\/us-open-day-4-4\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open &#8211; Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>On September 2nd, 2026, the US Open delivered upsets and standout performances: Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev, and Jessica Pegula advanced, while Rafael Jodar and Brandon Nakashima were knocked out. The night session on September 3rd featured Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and Alexander Zverev under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe September 2nd Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aryna Sabalenka<\/strong> powered through her second-round match, looking sharp and confident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ben Shelton<\/strong> thrilled the crowd with a four-set win over Hubert Hurkacz, celebrating with a haka-inspired roar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jessica Pegula<\/strong> eased past Sofia Kenin in an all-American clash, 6-3, 6-1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daniil Medvedev<\/strong> dispatched Sebastian Gorzny in straight sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upsets rocked the draw<\/strong>: Bu Yunchaokete stunned 12th seed Rafael Jodar, while Alex Michelsen knocked out 16th seed Brandon Nakashima. Daniel Merida also eliminated 23rd seed Andrey Rublev.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Fantasy League Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Winners like Sabalenka, Medvedev, Pegula, and Shelton<\/strong> boosted managers who backed them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upsets punished picks<\/strong>: Jodar, Nakashima, and Rublev exits hurt teams relying on seeded consistency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Fantasy League Leaderboard Update \u2013 US Open 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest round of matches has shaken up the standings again, and the leaderboard is looking tighter than ever:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Serving looks<\/strong> has surged into <strong>first place<\/strong> with <strong>86 points<\/strong>, overtaking Lucky Leftie after a strong set of results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lucky Leftie<\/strong> now sits in <strong>second<\/strong> on <strong>85 points<\/strong>, just a single point behind the leader \u2014 this battle is far from over.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christopher Columbus<\/strong> holds <strong>third place<\/strong> with <strong>84 points<\/strong>, keeping the pressure on the top two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Movers in the Pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eish<\/strong> climbed into 4th with 80 points, making a big statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Royal Gamers<\/strong> and <strong>Nutty Choice<\/strong> are close behind, both within striking distance of the top five.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The mid-table is crowded: teams like <strong>Kids pick<\/strong>, <strong>Bracket Challenge<\/strong>, and <strong>Hit and Run<\/strong> are all hovering in the 70s, ready to pounce if the leaders slip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe What It Means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>top three<\/strong> are separated by just two points \u2014 every match result could flip the order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>chasing pack<\/strong> is closing in, with several teams now within 10 points of the leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>mid-table cluster<\/strong> remains massive, meaning one upset win or deep run could catapult a team into contention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"612\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-5.png 486w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-5-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"550\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2043\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-7.png 485w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-7-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 2nd, 2026, the US Open delivered upsets and standout performances: Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev, and Jessica Pegula advanced, while Rafael Jodar and Brandon Nakashima were knocked out. The night session on September 3rd featured Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and Alexander Zverev under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium. \ud83c\udfbe September 2nd Highlights \ud83d\udcca [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-open-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2044,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions\/2044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}