First Spanish finalist at the US Open 2026
Spanish tennis has not had its best US Open. The champions, Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers (along with Argentine Horacio Zeballos), they said goodbye in the quarterfinals, both struggling with physical problems. The Murcian, healthy but with the handicap of almost five months out due to the wrist injury and the Catalan, suffering from a sprained ankle.
In the different categories that host the last Grand Slam of the 2026 season, there are still representatives. The Galician Martin de la Puentein the singles and doubles of chair tennis, and the Barcelona Valentín González-Galiñowhich continues in the junior men’s doubles. They both play it this Friday afternoon.
De la Puente, 27 years old, secured a final, in doubles. He forms a duo again with the Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren, with whoever was Wimbledon champion. The title is played by the British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, who beat the pairing of the Argentine Gustavo Fernández and the Japanese Tokito Oda 4-6, 6-3 and 10-7. The Galician has a crown in the US Open, in 2023 together with the Frenchman Nicolas Peifer.
In the individual, the Vigo player went to the semifinals. He beat his doubles pair, Spaargaren, 6-4 and 6-1. He has an appointment with No. 1, the Japanese prodigy Tokito Odaat 20 years old, tyrannizing the competition. He has ten Grand Slam crowns, the last five contested. Defends title in Flushing Meadows.
In the under-18 doubles, González-Galiño qualified for the semifinals with the French Aaron Gabet at his side. They beat the Americans Malacek-Stolarczyk 6-2, 3-6 and 10-7. They will face the British Mark Ceban and Rhys Lawlor.
