US OPEN DAY 7 II Stunning Losses For Americans Keys & Fritz ‖ Previews - Tiafoe vs. Medvedev, Sabalenka vs. Townsend, Kostyuk vs. Noskova

From The BIG T by Brad Gilbert, Andrea Petkovic, and Mark Petchey

September 5, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the surprising losses of American players Madison Keys and Taylor Fritz at the US Open and previews upcoming matches.

US Open Day 7 hits the midway point, "hump day" as BG calls it, and BG & Ajla break down what happened with Madison Keys and Taylor Fritz. Then we deep dive into Round 4, analyzing Tiafoe vs. Medvedev, Sabalenka vs. Townsend, Kostyuk vs. Noskova and more.  🎾 Keys Falls to Qinwen Zheng  🎾Fritz Falls to Cerundolo🎾 Will BG Coach Again? — The debate reignites  🎾 BG explains the economics of sponsor patches on kits  🎾 Round 4 Preview - Townsend, Kostyuk vs. Noskova & Pegula vs. Cirstea on the women's🎾 Round 4 Preview - Tiafoe vs. Medvedev, Paul vs. Alcaraz & Shelton vs TsitsipasSabalenka vs.   🎾 Player Spotlight: Sorana Cirstea — Ajla dissects her game ahead of the Cirstea/Pegula clash (Ajla leads their h2h 3-2) The Big T — US Open Day 7📺 Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@TennisChannel📱 Stream all episodes + bonus scenes on the Tennis Channel App👍 Like | 🔔 Subscribe | 💬 Leave a CommentGot a question? Email us: THEBIGT@tennischannel.com📞 Call us: 1-844-678-BIGTLINK-TREE: A Tennis Channel Podcast Official: Instagram, X | Linktree  NEWSLETTER: https://newsletters.tennischannel.com/bigTnewsletter

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Hosts: Brad Gilbert, Andrea Petkovic, Mark Petchey

Topics covered

US Open
tennis analysis
player performance
match previews
sponsorship economics

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Organizations: Tennis Channel

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