US Open 2026 Day Four Recap

Day 4 lastly noticed the US Open schedule get again on monitor, with the remaining first-round matches accomplished alongside a full slate of second-round motion.

Carlos Alcaraz had a minor wobble, dropping the opening set to Jaime Faria, however his response was fairly emphatic as he gained eight straight video games and ultimately got here via in 4. Thus far, the wrist seems high quality, and his degree appears to be bettering with every set he performs.

Ben Shelton had a a lot more durable afternoon in opposition to Hubert Hurkacz however got here via 4 tight units, whereas Daniil Medvedev continued his surprisingly drama-free begin with one other straight-sets win.

The larger tales got here from the seeds going out. Andrey Rublev’s poor run continued with a four-set loss to Daniel Merida, Brandon Nakashima was comfortably overwhelmed by Alex Michelsen, and Rafael Jodar produced by far his worst efficiency of the season, profitable simply 4 video games in opposition to fortunate loser Yunchaokete Bu.

Elsewhere, Stefanos Tsitsipas backed up his win over Arthur Fils with one other stable efficiency, whereas Mariano Navone adopted his Djokovic upset by beating Matteo Berrettini.

Right here’s a take a look at all of the Day 4 outcomes and the matches that caught my eye.

Day 4 US Open 2026 Spherical of 128 & 64 Outcomes

Spherical of 128 Matches

Winner
Loser
Rating

Yunchaokete Bu [LL]
Rafael Jodar [12]
6-2, 6-1, 6-1

Zachary Svajda
Daniel Altmaier
6-3, 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-2

Michael Zheng [WC]
Fabian Marozsan
6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Zizou Bergs [31]
Carlos Taberner
6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Jesper de Jong
Francesco Passaro [Q]
2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Botic van de Zandschulp
Jan Choinski
6-3, 6-1, 7-6(3)

Alex de Minaur [6]
Andrea Guerrieri [Q]
6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Benjamin Bonzi
Alex Molcan
6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Ignacio Buse [32]
Marcos Giron
3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1

Spherical of 64 Matches

Winner
Loser
Rating

Daniil Medvedev [7]
Sebastian Gorzny
6-1, 6-3, 7-5

Arthur Rinderknech [26]
Jaume Munar
7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5

Valentin Vacherot [22]
Kamil Majchrzak
6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2

Frances Tiafoe [11]
Rei Sakamoto
6-3, 7-6(5), 7-5

Alex Michelsen
Brandon Nakashima [16]
6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Daniel Merida
Andrey Rublev [23]
6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Tomas Martin Etcheverry [27]
Jacob Fearnley
6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Mariano Navone
Matteo Berrettini
3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Ben Shelton [8]
Hubert Hurkacz
6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5

Denis Shapovalov
Luca Van Assche
6-0, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Jiri Lehecka [18]
Toby Samuel
6-4, 6-2, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Lloyd Harris
6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-4

Alexander Bublik [15]
Adrian Mannarino
6-3, 6-1, 6-1

Tommy Paul [20]
Dino Prizmic
6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Yibing Wu
James Duckworth
7-5, 6-3, 6-1

Carlos Alcaraz [2]
Jaime Faria
4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2

Key Match Recap

Carlos Alcaraz def. Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2

Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the event, however as soon as he settled down, this changed into one other pretty comfy win.

Faria has some spectacular firepower and performed opening set, taking benefit when Alcaraz rushed a routine forehand at 3-3, which gave the Portuguese the one break he wanted.

The fascinating half got here initially of the second, when Alcaraz went 15-40 down on serve and seemed in peril of letting the match get awkward. As an alternative, he held, then rattled off eight straight video games and fully flipped the momentum.

From there, Faria couldn’t dwell with the tempo. Alcaraz completed with 43 winners, gained 70% of his second-serve factors and, extra importantly, nonetheless confirmed no apparent points with the wrist.

Ben Shelton def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5

Ben Shelton got here via his first correct take a look at of the event, edging Hubert Hurkacz in 4 tight units on Ashe.

Shelton took the opener after which went a break up within the second, however Hurkacz raised his degree, broke again and ultimately pinched it 7-5.

The third felt like the important thing set. There wasn’t a lot between them, however Shelton performed the higher tiebreak and took it 7-3 earlier than surviving a number of troublesome service video games within the fourth.

He saved two break factors at 4-4 after which lastly made his transfer with Hurkacz serving at 5-6, changing match level on the first alternative.

Shelton nonetheless wasn’t good, however he seemed extra stable than he did in opposition to Griekspoor and Hurkacz remains to be an honest participant with that serve.

Daniel Merida def. Andrey Rublev 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Andrey Rublev ran out of lives after escaping from two units down in spherical one.

The Russian has been badly off form recently, however he took a good opening-set tiebreak, and it seemed for a second he may be capable to work his manner into the event.

Nevertheless, that was his peak; after that, Daniel Merida was the higher participant and gained the subsequent three while not having something dramatic.

The Spaniard had already had an honest season, however that is nonetheless one of many greater wins of his profession and takes him into the third spherical on his US Open debut.

For Rublev, it’s one other disappointing Grand Slam. He seemed susceptible in opposition to Virtanen and by no means actually discovered a convincing degree right here both as his rating continues to slip.

Alex Michelsen def. Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Alex Michelsen produced one of many cleanest upsets of Day 4, beating Brandon Nakashima in straight units.

Nakashima got here into New York off a superb summer time, however by no means actually discovered his rhythm from both the baseline or on serve.

Michelsen, alternatively, was very regular and served significantly properly, profitable 83% of his first-serve factors and 65% behind the second.

An excellent win, and he now will get Daniel Merida in a reasonably open-looking third-round match.

Daniil Medvedev def. Sebastian Gorzny 6-1, 6-3, 7-5

Daniil Medvedev continued his much-improved begin to the event with one other straight-sets win, this time over Sebastian Gorzny.

The primary two units had been virtually too straightforward. Gorzny seemed understandably flat after his marathon first-round win, whereas Medvedev barely gave him something and raced via the opener in 21 minutes.

Gorzny improved within the third and at last gave the group one thing to get behind, however even then Medvedev by no means seemed particularly threatened.

He completed with 14 aces and confronted only one break level; I preferred how he was serving, profitable 87% of his first-serve factors.

Arthur Rinderknech is subsequent and may provide a a lot more durable take a look at.

Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Lloyd Harris 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas backed up his win over Arthur Fils with one other stable efficiency in opposition to Lloyd Harris.

Harris took the opening set in a tiebreak, and also you thought Stef’s win may be a flash within the pan.

As an alternative, he stayed composed, levelled the match after which edged a vital third-set breaker earlier than closing out the fourth.

That’s now two good wins in a row, and contemplating how little I anticipated from him coming into the event, he’s put collectively certainly one of his higher Slam runs for fairly some time.

Mariano Navone def. Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Mariano Navone proved the Djokovic win wasn’t going to be a one-off by following it up with a formidable four-set victory over Matteo Berrettini.

Berrettini began properly and took the opener, however Navone, who additionally beat the Italian in Montreal, step by step dragged him into longer exchanges and commenced getting far more pleasure on return.

After levelling the match, the Argentine took the third 6-4 after which held his nerve within the fourth-set tiebreak to complete it in 4.

It’s one other poor loss for Matteo, who hasn’t actually kicked on from his French Open quarter-final run

Yunchaokete Bu def. Rafael Jodar 6-2, 6-1, 6-1

In all probability the most important shock of the delayed first-round matches was Yunchaokete Bu completely dismantling Rafael Jodar.

Jodar has been one of many breakout gamers of the season and got here into New York after a superb North American swing, however he was nowhere close to his regular degree right here.

He hit simply 15 winners in opposition to 37 unforced errors and didn’t create a single break level all match.

Bu, who solely acquired into the draw as a fortunate loser, took full benefit and dropped simply 4 video games in beneath two hours.

A very poor day for Jodar; I believed he should be injured, however he stated no bodily points in his press convention, and it’s higher seen as a kind of outcomes younger gamers sometimes have.

Frances Tiafoe def. Rei Sakamoto 6-3, 7-6(5), 7-5

Frances Tiafoe was a lot cleaner than in spherical one and moved previous Rei Sakamoto in straight units.

He nonetheless had a number of untidy moments, which is normal for him, significantly within the second when he didn’t serve out the set, however he responded properly within the tiebreak and by no means allowed issues to get out of hand.

After needing practically 4 hours and 5 units to beat Martin Damm, this was a way more environment friendly efficiency.

Tiafoe is now into the third spherical for the seventh straight 12 months in New York and can face Valentin Vacherot subsequent.

Alexander Bublik def. Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

Alexander Bublik quietly produced some of the dominant performances of the day, dropping simply 5 video games in opposition to Adrian Mannarino.

It by no means actually grew to become aggressive as soon as Bublik settled in. His serve and forehand had been doing the harm, and Mannarino couldn’t discover sufficient variation to knock him out of rhythm.

Bublik sometimes makes life unnecessarily troublesome for himself at majors, so I believed Mannarino would be capable to preserve him on the market, nevertheless it wasn’t to be.

Highlights

US Open 2026 Day 5 Spherical of 64 Matches