Day 6 was the first day of third-round action, and the draw is starting to take a bit more shape.
Carlos Alcaraz continued to look better with every match, seeing off Yibing Wu in straight sets and again showing no obvious problems with the wrist.
Tommy Paul is next, which should tell us a bit more, although Paul had to work considerably harder after coming from two sets to one down against Alexander Bublik.
Stefanos Tsitsipas also continued his unexpected revival, recovering from a poor opening set to beat Jiri Lehecka and reach the US Open fourth round for the first time in nine attempts.
Elsewhere, Ben Shelton survived a potentially awkward night against Denis Shapovalov, while Daniil Medvedev and Frances Tiafoe both cruised through in straight sets to set up one of the more interesting fourth-round matches.
Here’s a look at all the Day 6 results and the matches that stood out.
Day Six US Open 2026 Round of 32 Results
Key Match Recap
Carlos Alcaraz def. Yibing Wu 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
Carlos Alcaraz continued his match-by-match improvement, seeing off Yibing Wu in straight sets to reach the fourth round.
Wu can hit the ball very cleanly and did enough early on to make this competitive, particularly off the forehand, but Alcaraz was much better on the important points.
The Spaniard gave up a break advantage in each of the opening two sets, which is probably the only criticism, but he kept applying pressure on return and always looked capable of moving through another gear when required.
The third set was one-way traffic, and Alcaraz finished with a very comfortable-looking scoreline despite not playing perfectly.
The wrist still looks fine, and his movement is excellent. He says he’s physically better than expected, and I think the concern around his lack of match play is disappearing pretty quickly.
Tommy Paul is next, which should be his first real test, as the two typically have some competitive matches.
Tommy Paul def. Alexander Bublik 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3
Tommy Paul came through one of the better matches of Day 6, recovering from two sets to one down to beat Alexander Bublik in five.
As is normal, Bublik threw in his full repertoire, mixed up the serve, threw in plenty of variety and played a strong third-set tiebreak to move within a set of the fourth round.
But Paul responded extremely well. He raised his energy, started getting significantly more returns back into play, and completely ran away with the fourth 6-1.
The fifth initially looked like it might be even easier as Paul raced 5-0 ahead, but he is not the best closer, and Bublik inevitably made things awkward by winning three straight games before the American got the job done.
Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Jiri Lehecka 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-1
I keep waiting for Stefanos Tsitsipas to revert to the version we’ve been watching for the last year or so, but instead he produced another impressive comeback.
Lehecka ran through the opening set 6-2, and Tsitsipas actually lost his first three service games of the match.
But from there, he completely changed the pattern. His forehand started doing far more damage, the serve settled down, and after levelling with a 6-1 second set, he played an excellent third-set tiebreak and ran through the fourth 6-1.
It’s the first time in nine attempts he’s reached the US Open fourth round. Unexpected.
Ben Shelton def. Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4
Ben Shelton survived a potentially messy night against Denis Shapovalov as he came through in four sets.
Shelton had chances to make his night considerably easier. He served for the second set at both 5-4 and 6-5, got broken both times and then lost the tiebreak.
That can be costly against a streaky player like Shapo, but Shelton reset immediately, took advantage of a dip from the Canadian and raced through the third 6-2.
An early break in the fourth was enough from there, and he closed it out shortly after 2 a.m.
Daniil Medvedev def. Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Daniil Medvedev’s tournament continues to be unexpectedly straightforward.
I figured Rinderknech would provide a much tougher test than his first two opponents, but Medvedev produced another very tidy straight-sets win.
There wasn’t much drama, which isn’t something you often say with Meddy. He found a break in each set, served well and never allowed Rinderknech’s power to turn the match into the sort of first-strike contest the Frenchman would have wanted.
Medvedev is now into the fourth round without dropping a set, with Frances Tiafoe next, and Medvedev leads that matchup 6-1.
Frances Tiafoe def. Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Frances Tiafoe produced his cleanest performance of the tournament to beat Valentin Vacherot in under two hours.
Tiafoe finished with 30 winners to just 13 unforced errors and won 85% of his first-serve points, which is about as controlled as you’ll see him play.
Vacherot hasn’t really figured much on tour of late due to injury, and while he had a few opportunities early in the second set, he couldn’t take them, and after that Tiafoe completely shut the door.
That’s now 40 wins for the season and another fourth-round appearance in New York, where he definitely gets a few extra % from the crowd.
Highlights
US Open 2026 Day 7 Round of 32 Matches
- Alexander Zverev [1] v Alejandro Tabilo [25] — Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 PM
- Luciano Darderi [21] v Dane Sweeny — Court 5
- Michael Zheng v Arthur Gea — Grandstand
- Zizou Bergs [31] v Botic van de Zandschulp — Stadium 17, not before 4:30 PM
- Karen Khachanov v Benjamin Bonzi — Stadium 17
- Jakub Mensik [17] v Learner Tien [14] — Louis Armstrong Stadium, 7:00 PM
- Taylor Fritz [9] v Francisco Cerundolo [24] — Arthur Ashe Stadium, 11:30 AM
- Alexander Blockx [28] v Flavio Cobolli [5] — Louis Armstrong Stadium
