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Stefanos Tsitsipas produced the second shock of the tournament, beating Cincinnati champion Arthur Fils 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-4 after trailing by a set and 2-5. The Greek had lost all five previous meetings and struck 50 winners to end the run of the man many had backed to go deep. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz needed no such drama, beating Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, and Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Naomi Osaka all came through. Andrey Rublev survived the escape of the day, recovering from two sets down against lucky loser Otto Virtanen.
It was a good Monday for Britain. Harriet Dart beat Peyton Stearns in three and Jacob Fearnley came from two sets to one down to see off Martin Landaluce in four hours and 11 minutes. Qualifier Harry Wendelken lost in four to 21st seed Luciano Darderi. Day 3 completes the first round: top seed Alexander Zverev finally starts, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys are all out, and three more Britons play — Arthur Fery against Lorenzo Musetti, Jan Choinski against Botic van de Zandschulp and Francesca Jones against Magda Linette.
Catch up on the opening weekend in our Day 2 report, and see the wider picture in the US Open 2026 preview, the outright betting tips and our tournament predictions. Build your own bracket in the men’s draw predictor or the women’s draw predictor. Today’s slip is in our US Open Day 3 acca tips.
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Day 2 Results: Tsitsipas Ends Fils’ Run
Twenty-seven men’s first-round matches were completed on Monday, taking in the five ties held over from the opening day. Two seeds went out: Arthur Fils to Tsitsipas and Matteo Arnaldi to James Duckworth. Alcaraz, Auger-Aliassime, Shelton, Tiafoe, Rublev, Nakashima, Tien, Mensik, Vacherot, Blockx, Tabilo and Darderi all advanced.
| Match | Result | Score |
| Halys d. Acosta | Through to R2 — 3:11 on court | 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-1 |
| Popyrin d. Dimitrov | Through to R2 | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Tabilo (25) d. Hanfmann | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-3 |
| Darderi (21) d. Wendelken | Wendelken out in four | 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| Svrcina d. Royer | Through to R2 — 4:03 on court | 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-2 |
| Auger-Aliassime (3) d. Hijikata | Through to R2 — 3:19 on court | 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| Khachanov d. Burruchaga | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 |
| Mensik (17) d. Mochizuki | Through to R2 | 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 |
| Rodionov d. Perricard | Through to R2 | 7-6(2), 6-0, 7-6(4) |
| Tien (14) d. Borges | Through to R2 | 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Blockx (28) d. Vera | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Trungelliti d. Shang | Through to R2 — 3:27 on court | 0-6, 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Gorzny d. Collignon | Through to R2 — 3:58 on court | 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(9) |
| Vacherot (22) d. Kovacevic | Through to R2 | 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 |
| Sakamoto d. Vukic | Through to R2 — 3:19 on court | 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
| Tiafoe (11) d. Damm | Through to R2 — 3:48 on court | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Nakashima (16) d. Baez | Through to R2 | 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 |
| Michelsen d. Cina | Through to R2 | 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 |
| Rublev (23) d. Virtanen | Recovered from two sets down | 6-7(5), 6-7(0), 6-0, 6-2, 7-6(5) |
| Fearnley d. Landaluce | British win in five | 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| Berrettini d. Wawrinka | Wawrinka bows out | 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-0 |
| Shelton (8) d. Griekspoor | Through to R2 | 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 |
| Hurkacz d. Dzumhur | Through to R2 | 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| Tsitsipas d. Fils (10) | UPSET — the Cincinnati champion out | 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-4 |
| Mannarino d. Tirante | Through to R2 — 3:47 on court | 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Duckworth d. Arnaldi (30) | UPSET | 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(8) |
| Alcaraz (2) d. Safiullin | Defending champion, no set dropped | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
In the women’s draw Sabalenka, Świątek, Osaka, Muchová, Nosková, Anisimova, Navarro, Kalinskaya, Cîrstea, Bouzková, Shnaider and Li came through. Maja Chwalińska and Sára Bejlek were the seeds beaten, and Taylor Townsend and Cristina Bucșa were the players who did it.
| Match | Result | Score |
| Sabalenka (1) d. Osorio | Bidding for a third straight title | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Selekhmeteva d. Ito | Through to R2 | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Townsend d. Chwalińska (20) | UPSET | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Shnaider (15) d. Snigur | Through to R2 | 6-0, 6-4 |
| Stephens d. Tauson | Through to R2 | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Birrell d. Marcinko | Through to R2 | 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 |
| Li (29) d. Ruzic | Through to R2 | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Nosková (6) d. Volynets | Through to R2 | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Sawangkaew d. Udvardy | Through to R2 | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Parry d. Golubic | Through to R2 | 7-5, 6-4 |
| Cîrstea (16) d. Grabher | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Joint d. Samsonova | Through to R2 | 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| Kalinskaya (21) d. Blinkova | Through to R2 | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Navarro (26) d. Boisson | Through to R2 | 7-6(6), 6-7(1), 6-3 |
| McNally d. Koevermans | Through to R2 | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Muchová (7) d. Kraus | 58 minutes | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Tagger d. Korpatsch | Through to R2 | 6-0, 7-6(4) |
| Anisimova (10) d. Krueger | Through to R2 | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Bucșa d. Bejlek (28) | UPSET | 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 |
| Sakatsume d. Kalinina | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Świątek (8) d. Wang | Through to R2 | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Podoroska d. Waltert | Through to R2 | 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 |
| Dart d. Stearns | British win | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Bouzková (25) d. Jacquemot | Through to R2 | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Zheng d. Liutova | Through to R2 | 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Osaka (13) d. Zakharova | Two tie-breaks | 7-6(6), 7-6(3) |
| Siniaková d. Cocciaretto | Through to R2 | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Timofeeva d. Zidansek | Through to R2 | 6-3, 7-5 |
How Day 2’s bets landed
Two of our three best bets came in: Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets and Karolína Muchová, who needed 58 minutes against Sinja Kraus. The third, Arthur Fils to beat Tsitsipas, lost — and it took the long-shot acca down with it. The Seeds Slip (Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Świątek, Shelton) landed at around 4/5, and the Straight Sets Sweep came in too at around 7/2, all three winning without dropping a set. Two from three on the slips, and the one that missed was the one with a real price attached.
US Open 2026 Day 3 order of play
Arthur Ashe Stadium (day session, from 4:30pm BST)
- [22] Madison Keys v Alina Korneeva
- [9] Taylor Fritz v Darwin Blanch
Arthur Ashe Stadium (night session, from midnight BST)
- Zeynep Sönmez v [4] Coco Gauff
- [1] Alexander Zverev v Lorenzo Sonego
Louis Armstrong Stadium (day session, from 4pm BST)
- Francisco Comesana v [5] Flavio Cobolli
- [5] Mirra Andreeva v Janice Tjen
Louis Armstrong Stadium (night session, from midnight BST)
- Adolfo Daniel Vallejo v Gael Monfils
- Mary Stoiana v [17] Alexandra Eala
Grandstand (from 4pm BST)
- Thea Frodin v [2] Elena Rybakina
- Arthur Fery v [13] Lorenzo Musetti
- [14] Iva Jovic v Magdalena Fręch
Grandstand (from 10pm BST)
- Andrea Guerrieri v [6] Alex de Minaur
Stadium 17 (from 4pm BST)
- Yulia Putintseva v [12] Belinda Bencic
- Daria Kasatkina v Paula Badosa
- [12] Rafael Jodar v Thanasi Kokkinakis
Stadium 17 (from 9:30pm BST)
- Marcos Giron v [32] Ignacio Buse
Outer courts (from 4pm BST)
- Court 10: Jesper de Jong v Francesco Passaro
- Court 10: Mattia Bellucci v Zsombor Piros
- Court 10: Nikola Bartůňková v Mayar Sherif
- Court 11: Fabian Marozsan v Michael Zheng
- Court 11: Nishesh Basavareddy v Tristan Schoolkate
- Court 11: Tatjana Maria v [30] Jeļena Ostapenko
- Court 12: Zachary Svajda v Daniel Altmaier
- Court 12: [31] Zizou Bergs v Carlos Taberner
- Court 12: Oleksandra Oliynykova v Reese Brantmeier
- Court 12: [32] Maria Sakkari v Robin Montgomery
- Court 13: Alex Molcan v Benjamin Bonzi
- Court 13: Camilo Ugo Carabelli v Jan-Lennard Struff
- Court 13: Yuliia Starodubtseva v Ella Seidel
- Court 5: Jan Choinski v Botic van de Zandschulp
- Court 5: Filip Misolic v [24] Francisco Cerundolo
- Court 5: [24] Anastasia Potapova v Darja Semenistaja
- Court 5: Kaitlin Quevedo v [23] Elise Mertens
- Court 6: Juan Manuel Cerundolo v Arthur Gea
- Court 6: Gabriela Knutson v Eva Lys
- Court 6: Magda Linette v Francesca Jones
- Court 6: Lucie Havlíčková v Anna Bondar
- Court 7: Dane Sweeny v Corentin Moutet
- Court 7: Arantxa Rus v Leolia Jeanjean
- Court 7: Darja Vidmanova v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Alexander Zverev v Lorenzo Sonego
The top seed has had five days to watch the other half of the draw come apart. Novak Djokovic and Arthur Fils are already gone from the bottom half, and Zverev arrives with the season of his career behind him: a maiden Grand Slam at Roland-Garros and a Wimbledon final. Sonego is a genuine test on a quick court, a big server who beat good players in New York before, and the Italian will make him earn it in the night session. But Zverev has been a US Open finalist and has the return to break Sonego down over five.
Best bet: Alexander Zverev to win — around 1/6 with Bet365 (approx odds).
Daria Kasatkina v Paula Badosa
The pick of the round and the hardest to call. Two former top-10 players, both a little short of their best, meeting in a first round that neither deserved. Kasatkina’s defence and variety drag opponents into long rallies; Badosa hits through the court harder and will try to end points before that happens. Fitness has been the story for both over the last year, so the longer this goes the more it favours Kasatkina’s legs. A three-setter looks likely.
Best bet: Daria Kasatkina to win — around 5/6 with Sky Bet (approx odds).
Arthur Fery v Lorenzo Musetti
Britain’s Fery gets the draw nobody wants. Musetti is the 13th seed and a Roland-Garros semi-finalist, and his one-handed backhand has grown into a weapon rather than a liability on hard courts. Fery is a very different proposition to the wild card of two months ago: he beat Grigor Dimitrov and Flavio Cobolli on his way to the Wimbledon semi-finals, where Zverev stopped him, and he is now British No. 1. Hard courts ask different questions, though, and over five sets the gap in level is still wide. Worth a look at the underdog to take a set.
Best bet: Lorenzo Musetti to win — around 1/6 with Paddy Power (approx odds).
US Open 2026 Day 3 acca
Four favourites closing out the first round. Full reasoning and two alternative slips are in the US Open 2026 Day 3 acca tips.
| Leg | Selection | Approx odds |
| 1 | Alexander Zverev to beat Lorenzo Sonego | 1/6 |
| 2 | Coco Gauff to beat Zeynep Sonmez | 1/12 |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina to beat Thea Frodin | 1/16 |
| 4 | Alex de Minaur to beat Andrea Guerrieri | 1/14 |
Combined: approximately 4/7. Back this acca with Bet365.
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