Alcaraz – Faria, live | US Open 2026 tennis: second round

The champion and world No. 1 is on the fast track. She has beaten the inexperienced Polina Iatcenko 6-1, who has already returned from the locker room to face the second set. Everything goes very fast at the headquarters. At this rate, in just over half an hour we already have Alcaraz up and running, in his duel with Faria.

Aryna Sabalenka has started with the steamroller in motion, she is already winning 3-0. In one breath. And then Carlos Alcaraz arrives.

Pay attention to what happens in the match between the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and the Russian Polina Iatcenko, 22 years old. Next it will be the turn of Carlos Alcaraz and Jaime Faria. The Spaniard will have to follow him on the screens in the player area to more or less speed up his preparation before a match.

If he fulfills the forecast by beating Jaime Faria, on Friday he would have the third round against the Australian James Duckworth or the Chinese Yibing Wu, who are competing on court 6. Early stages, 3-2 for the ‘Aussie’, without breaks.

Indoors, it has rained again in New York. The champion, in the second game of his comeback after convincing against the Russian Roman Safiullinwhom he beat 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4.

Will be attentive to what you do Aryna Sabalenkawhether he goes fast or not against Iatcenko, because next it is his turn to defend the crown, against Jaime Faria.

It is the first time that Carlos Alcaraz faces the Portuguese, who is 23 years old and is number 72 in the world. In his premiere at Flushing Meadows, last year as ‘lucky loser’, he lost to Jaume Munar. In 2026 he achieved his first victory, beating the American Jenson Booskby.

He is a madman Sporting of Portugal, He has a season ticket. Although his favorite footballer is Leo Messi. He loves museums, which he inherited from learning with his father, a professor of Art History and museum curator.

This season, a few weeks ago, he surprised by getting into the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, from the qualifying phase. Defeated on the road Ben Shelton.

He met the center of the Australian Open, in 2025. He won a set against Novak Djokovic. “It’s like when Sporting visits Anfield or the Bernabéu,” he compared.

He should be at the headquarters around 3 in the morning, giving a two-hour margin for Sabalenka’s match with Iatcenko, which opens the New York afternoon program in a few minutes, one in the morning ours, 7 in the afternoon in New York.

If you also want to see it on television, in Spain it is broadcast Movistar Plus+.

On the main courts, the two have retractable roofs, which are safe from the rain that is affecting the tournament daily.
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
(5:30 p.m.)
Naomi Osaka (Jap)-Katerina Siniakova (Che)
Taylor Fritz (USA/9)-Mattia Bellucci (Ita)
(not before 1:00 a.m. Friday)
Paula Badosa (Esp)-Coco Gauff (USA/4)
Alexander Zverev (Ale/1)-Quentin Halys (Fr)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM
(5:00 p.m.)
F. Auger-Aliassime (Can/3)-Khachanov (Rus)
Oleksandra Oliynikova (Ucr)-Alex Eala (Phi)
(not before 1:00 a.m. Friday)
Gael Monfils (Fra)-Learner Tien (USA/14)
Jessica Bouzas (Esp)-Elena Rybakina (Kaz/2)

Carlos Alcaraz If he wins, he will not be the first Spaniard to advance to the third round. An excellent Dani Mérida came forward, beating the Russian Andrey Rublev in four sets. His best Grand Slam result.

Disappointment Rafa Jódar, overwhelmed in his premiere by the Chinese Yunchaokete Bu. Hard result, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-1. It’s not serious, far from it, but it is surprising, unexpected.

Paula Badosa She finished off her victory over the Australian Daria Kasatkina, this Thursday she will play against Coco Gauff.

It’s on track Carlos Taberner, about to lose to the Belgian Zizou Bergs. Jaume Munar and Oksana Selekhmevetva.

Hello, good morning. We begin the live that should take us to the climax, the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jaime Faria, scheduled for the second shift of the night session.

Late night of champions in New York. At one in the morning (7 pm local time) the queen of the tournament, the Belarusian, will open Aryna Sabalenkaand the Russian Polina Iatcenko.

Next, first duel between the Spanish Carlos Alcarazwho defends the title, and the Portuguese Jaime Faria.

We are telling you everything that has happened this day and what is happening because there are still many games at stake. The rain interrupted it for two hours, still a lot to decide.

Thank you.