Day 4 finally saw the US Open schedule get back on track, with the remaining first-round matches completed alongside a full slate of second-round action.
Carlos Alcaraz had a minor wobble, dropping the opening set to Jaime Faria, but his response was pretty emphatic as he won eight straight games and eventually came through in four. So far, the wrist looks fine, and his level seems to be improving with each set he plays.
Ben Shelton had a much tougher afternoon against Hubert Hurkacz but came through four tight sets, while Daniil Medvedev continued his surprisingly drama-free start with another straight-sets win.
The bigger stories came from the seeds going out. Andrey Rublev’s poor run continued with a four-set loss to Daniel Merida, Brandon Nakashima was comfortably beaten by Alex Michelsen, and Rafael Jodar produced by far his worst performance of the season, winning just four games against lucky loser Yunchaokete Bu.
Elsewhere, Stefanos Tsitsipas backed up his win over Arthur Fils with another solid performance, while Mariano Navone followed his Djokovic upset by beating Matteo Berrettini.
Here’s a look at all the Day 4 results and the matches that caught my eye.
Day Four US Open 2026 Round of 128 & 64 Results
Round of 128 Matches
Round of 64 Matches
Key Match Recap
Carlos Alcaraz def. Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2
Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the tournament, but once he settled down, this turned into another fairly comfortable win.
Faria has some impressive firepower and played a good opening set, taking advantage when Alcaraz rushed a routine forehand at 3-3, which gave the Portuguese the only break he needed.
The interesting part came at the start of the second, when Alcaraz went 15-40 down on serve and looked in danger of letting the match get awkward. Instead, he held, then rattled off eight straight games and completely flipped the momentum.
From there, Faria couldn’t live with the pace. Alcaraz finished with 43 winners, won 70% of his second-serve points and, more importantly, still showed no obvious issues with the wrist.
Ben Shelton def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5
Ben Shelton came through his first proper test of the tournament, edging Hubert Hurkacz in four tight sets on Ashe.
Shelton took the opener and then went a break up in the second, but Hurkacz raised his level, broke back and eventually pinched it 7-5.
The third felt like the key set. There wasn’t much between them, but Shelton played the better tiebreak and took it 7-3 before surviving a few difficult service games in the fourth.
He saved two break points at 4-4 and then finally made his move with Hurkacz serving at 5-6, converting match point at the first opportunity.
Shelton still wasn’t perfect, but he looked more solid than he did against Griekspoor and Hurkacz is still a decent player 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 sets down in round one.
The Russian has been badly out of form lately, but he took a tight opening-set tiebreak, and it looked for a moment he might be able to work his way into the tournament.
However, that was his peak; after that, Daniel Merida was the better player and won the next three without needing anything dramatic.
The Spaniard had already had a decent season, but this is still one of the bigger wins of his career and takes him into the third round on his US Open debut.
For Rublev, it’s another disappointing Grand Slam. He looked vulnerable against Virtanen and never really found a convincing level here either as his ranking continues to slide.
Alex Michelsen def. Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Alex Michelsen produced one of the cleanest upsets of Day 4, beating Brandon Nakashima in straight sets.
Nakashima came into New York off an excellent summer, but never really found his rhythm from either the baseline or on serve.
Michelsen, on the other hand, was very steady and served particularly well, winning 83% of his first-serve points and 65% behind the second.
A very good win, and he now gets Daniel Merida in a pretty open-looking third-round match.
Daniil Medvedev def. Sebastian Gorzny 6-1, 6-3, 7-5
Daniil Medvedev continued his much-improved start to the tournament with another straight-sets win, this time over Sebastian Gorzny.
The first two sets were almost too easy. Gorzny looked understandably flat after his marathon first-round win, while Medvedev barely gave him anything and raced through the opener in 21 minutes.
Gorzny improved in the third and finally gave the crowd something to get behind, but even then Medvedev never looked especially threatened.
He finished with 14 aces and faced just one break point; I liked how he was serving, winning 87% of his first-serve points.
Arthur Rinderknech is next and should offer a much tougher test.
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 another solid performance against Lloyd Harris.
Harris took the opening set in a tiebreak, and you thought Stef’s win might be a flash in the pan.
Instead, he stayed composed, levelled the match and then edged a crucial third-set breaker before closing out the fourth.
That is now two good wins in a row, and considering how little I expected from him coming into the tournament, he’s put together one of his better Slam runs for quite a while.
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 an impressive four-set victory over Matteo Berrettini.
Berrettini started well and took the opener, but Navone, who also beat the Italian in Montreal, gradually dragged him into longer exchanges and began getting much more joy on return.
After levelling the match, the Argentine took the third 6-4 and then held his nerve in the fourth-set tiebreak to finish it in four.
It’s another poor loss for Matteo, who hasn’t really kicked on from his French Open quarter-final run
Yunchaokete Bu def. Rafael Jodar 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
Probably the biggest surprise of the delayed first-round matches was Yunchaokete Bu absolutely dismantling Rafael Jodar.
Jodar has been one of the breakout players of the season and came into New York after an excellent North American swing, but he was nowhere near his usual level here.
He hit just 15 winners against 37 unforced errors and didn’t create a single break point all match.
Bu, who only got into the draw as a lucky loser, took full advantage and dropped just four games in under two hours.
A really poor day for Jodar; I thought he must be injured, but he said no physical issues in his press conference, and it’s better viewed as one of those results young players occasionally have.
Frances Tiafoe def. Rei Sakamoto 6-3, 7-6(5), 7-5
Frances Tiafoe was much cleaner than in round one and moved past Rei Sakamoto in straight sets.
He still had a few untidy moments, which is standard for him, particularly in the second when he failed to serve out the set, but he responded well in the tiebreak and never allowed things to get out of hand.
After needing nearly four hours and five sets to beat Martin Damm, this was a much more efficient performance.
Tiafoe is now into the third round for the seventh straight year in New York and will face Valentin Vacherot next.
Alexander Bublik def. Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
Alexander Bublik quietly produced one of the most dominant performances of the day, dropping just five games against Adrian Mannarino.
It never really became competitive once Bublik settled in. His serve and forehand were doing the damage, and Mannarino couldn’t find enough variation to knock him out of rhythm.
Bublik typically makes life unnecessarily difficult for himself at majors, so I thought Mannarino would be able to keep him out there, but it wasn’t to be.
Highlights
US Open 2026 Day 5 Round of 64 Matches
- Alexander Zverev [1] v Quentin Halys — Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 PM
- Alexei Popyrin v Alejandro Tabilo [25] — Court 7, not before 4:00 PM
- Luciano Darderi [21] v Dalibor Svrcina — Court 12, 11:00 AM
- Zachary Svajda v Arthur Gea — Court 6, not before 4:00 PM
- Dane Sweeny v Lorenzo Musetti [13] — Stadium 17
- Yunchaokete Bu v Michael Zheng — Court 12, not before 4:00 PM
- Zizou Bergs [31] v Jesper de Jong — Court 7, not before 4:00 PM
- Botic van de Zandschulp v Alex de Minaur [6] — Grandstand, not before 4:30 PM
- Felix Auger-Aliassime [3] v Karen Khachanov — Louis Armstrong Stadium, 11:00 AM
- Benjamin Bonzi v Ignacio Buse [32] — Court 13, not before 4:00 PM
- Gael Monfils v Learner Tien [14] — Louis Armstrong Stadium, 7:00 PM
- Taylor Fritz [9] v Mattia Bellucci — Arthur Ashe Stadium, not before 1:00 PM
- Jan-Lennard Struff v Francisco Cerundolo [24] — Court 5, 11:00 AM
- Alexander Blockx [28] v Marco Trungelliti — Court 5
- Tristan Schoolkate v Flavio Cobolli [5] — Grandstand
- Jakub Mensik [17] v Jurij Rodionov — Court 11
