Champions and finalists of the US Open, condemned to a preliminary phase with 15 Spaniards

He US Open 2026 It officially launches today, Monday. Two of the competitions of this last Grand Slam of the season begin, whose individual draws will begin on Sunday, August 30, uninterruptedly until the men’s final, on Sunday, September 13. The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka They defend the title.

At the moment, the preliminary phase draws begin, which will be simultaneous with the absolute mixed doubles, which will be played from the ‘qualy’ this afternoon to the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Tuesday and the ‘semi’ and final on Wednesday. Among the participants, the couples Serena Williams-Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka-Novak Djokovic.

In the previous phase of the ‘singles’, a tough sieve through which a former finalist of the tournament like the Japanese will go through Kei Nishikoriwho at 36 years old is saying goodbye to tennis. He lost the 2014 final against the Croatian Marin Cilic.

There was no invitation to the main tournament for him (yes for the ‘qualy’), nor for the Swiss Stan Wawrinkawho will not say goodbye to the fans who saw him win in 2016. He will not go to New York, where another illustrious person will go through the preliminary screening, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov35 years old and world number 138. A ranking resentful due to the serious injury to the pectoral during Wimbledon 2025, when the Italian was groggy Jannik Sinner.

Dimitrov was a semifinalist at the US Open in 2019, he reached the quarterfinals in his previous participation in 2024. He was on medical leave in 2025, he was left without playing after the unfortunate incident suffered on the London grass.

There was also no help for everything, a 2019 champion like the Canadian Bianca Andreescua tennis player greatly affected by injuries. the china Qinwen Zhengcoming out of a very serious situation, one will also have to look for life in the previous one. She is an Olympic champion, Australian Open finalist, until recently top-10

In this preliminary phase there are fifteen Spaniards who will try to get into the big competition, nine men and five women. Most of them facing dangerous rivals from the opening round.

In women, Sara Sorribes They face the German Noma Noha Akugue. They start as seeds Marina Bassols (21), Andrea Lázaro (31) and Leyre Romero (32)who will start against the Russian Darya Astakhv, the Armenian Elina Avanesyan and the Taiwanese Joanna Garland, respectively. Angela Fita She was paired with the Chinese Lin Zhu, Guiomar Maristany He will face the British Jodie Burrage.

In men, two veterans with draws in this event and the others from Grand Slam: the member of the Spanish Davis Cup team Pedro Martínez He will meet the Estonian Daniil Glinka. Roberto Carballes He will have one of the worst rivals, the Scottish Jacob Fearley, fourth seed.

Difficult also for Dani Rinconwith the Frenchman Titouan Droguet, and Max Alcalaagainst the Hungarian Zsombro Piros. TO Pablo Llamas Another bone has touched him, the Australian Alex Bolt.

Other confrontations are: Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo vs. Luka Mikrut (Cro), David Jordan vs. Henri Squire (Ale), Pol Martín Tiffon vs. Tom Gentasch (Ale), Alexander Moro vs. Reym Bertola (Sui). Today, starting at 11 a.m. local time, 5 p.m. Spanish peninsular time.