Three Spanish victories to kick off the US Open qualifiers

The preliminary phase of the US Open 2026 kicked off this Monday with six Spaniards on the court and a balanced outcome of three wins and three losses. The ‘Armada’ began its journey towards the main draw at Flushing Meadows with victories from Dani Rincón, Andrea Lázaro, and Ángela Fita, while Roberto Carballés, Alejandro Moro, and Pol Martín Tiffon were eliminated. Spain has fifteen representatives in the Qualy this edition, so throughout this Tuesday and Wednesday, we will still have a strong presence on screen from our players.

The comeback of the day was led by Daniel Rincón, who overcame the French player Titouan Droguet by 2-6, 6-4, and 7-6. The Spaniard reacted after losing the first set and ultimately won a decisive tiebreaker. On the contrary, Roberto Carballés could not defeat the British player Jacob Fearnley, the fourth seed, who won the match by 7-6 and 6-3. Pol Martín Tiffon also had no luck, losing to the German Tom Gentzsch by 7-5 and 6-3.

In the women's draw came one of the best news of the day. Andrea Lázaro, the 31st seed, eliminated the Armenian Elina Avanesyan by 6-3 and 7-6, achieving a highly valuable victory against a higher-ranked opponent. Ángela Fita also advanced, defeating the Chinese Lin Zhu (6-4, 7-6) to secure her first victory in a Grand Slam tournament. What slipped away from her at Wimbledon months ago, she managed to clinch this time.

The only remaining Spanish defeat was that of Alejandro Moro, who lost to the Swiss Remy Bertola by 6-3 and 6-4. With three Spaniards already in the second round of the qualifier, the action will continue this Tuesday with the debut of names like David Jordá, Pedro Martínez, Pablo Llamas, Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo, Max Alcalá, Sara Sorribes, Leyre Romero, Guiomar Maristany, and Marina Bassols.

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