Mirra Andreeva vs Janice Tjen - Preview & Prediction - 2026 US Open

Mirra Andreeva vs Janice Tjen — full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their FIRST ROUND match at the 2026 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York. A reigning Grand Slam champion against Indonesia's history-maker — and they just played each other three weeks ago.

Mirra Andreeva is the fifth seed and, at 19, already a major champion. She won the 2026 French Open, beating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the final to become the youngest Roland-Garros women's champion since Monica Seles in 1992 and the first Russian woman to win in Paris since Maria Sharapova in 2014. Her season also includes a title in Linz and a final in Madrid. The hard-court swing was bumpier — she was upset by Leylah Fernandez in Toronto — but she comes to New York as one of the genuine title contenders.

Janice Tjen is one of the sport's best stories. The Indonesian is ranked World No. 35, just off her career-high No. 36 set in February, and she became the first Indonesian woman to win a tour-level singles title since Angelique Widjaja in 2002 when she took the Chennai Open. Her 2026 has been a grind at 11-20, but she has four career top-30 wins — including Leylah Fernandez — and she is a genuinely awkward, fearless opponent on a big stage.

They have played once, and recently: Andreeva came through their third-round meeting at the Cincinnati Open just weeks ago. Tjen now gets an immediate rematch, on the biggest stage in tennis. Can she flip it?

🎾 IN THIS VIDEO

- Whether Andreeva's clay-court peak translates to New York

- What Tjen did well in Cincinnati and where it broke down

- The gap between a No. 5 seed and a top-40 dangerous floater

- Prediction, scoreline, and the road ahead in this section

📊 MATCH INFO

Tournament: 2026 US Open (Grand Slam)

Round: First Round — Women's Singles

Players: Mirra Andreeva (No. 5 seed) vs Janice Tjen (INA, No. 35)

Head-to-head: Andreeva leads 1-0 (Cincinnati 2026, third round)

Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York

💬 Straight sets or an upset? Predicted scoreline in the comments.

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