Alcaraz now has a day and time for his long-awaited return against Safiulin at the US Open
The US Open 2026 is already warming up in New York. The last Grand Slam of the season starts this Sunday, although to see Carlos Alcaraz in action we will have to wait a little longer.
It will be Monday when the Spanish player debutsa great attraction of the tournament in which it is his return after more than four months out due to injury.
The current world number 3 will face the Russian Roman Safiullin, world number 98, in the second turn of the Arthur Ashe track, around 7:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular timejust when the match between Aryna Sabalenka and Camila Osorio ends.
The matches will remain for the early morning session (1am) Ben Shelton-Tallon Griekspoor and Naomi Osaka-Anastasia Zakharova.
It will be the third meeting between the Spaniard and the Russian, with a balance of one victory for each. In the 2023 Paris tournament, Safiulin’s victory in the second round 6-3, 6-4while in the round of 16 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games it was Alcaraz who took the lead 6-4, 6-2.
The competition will start on Sunday (6pm) with the match between Jessica Pegula and Elena-Gabriela Ruse, which will be followed by the duel between Daniil Medvedev and Hugo Gaston.
Novak Djokovic’s debut will be at 1 in the morning against the Argentine Mariano Navone, while Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin will close the day.
Regarding the Spanish representation, the opening day will bring us the debuts of Pablo Carreño against Jiri Lehecka (5pm)of Dani Mérida against Marton Fucsovics (5pm)of Jaume Munar against Terence Atmane (around 8pm) and by Martín Landaluce before Jacob Fearnley (around midnight).
