The favorites advance at the 2026 US Open: only 2 seeds eliminated on Monday

An action-packed day was enjoyed at the US Open 2026 this Monday, though it was not particularly fruitful in surprises. All the favorites fulfilled their roles, highlighted by the triumphant debuts of Alcaraz and Shelton in the men's draw, and Swiatek, Sabalenka, and Osaka in the women's draw. Contrary to what usually happens in the always dangerous early rounds, there were hardly any upsets among the seeded players.

Proof of this is that only 2 seeded players were eliminated from the tournament; one from the men's draw and the other from the women's. Matteo Arnaldi succumbed to Duckworth, clearing the way for Alcaraz since the Italian was a potential opponent for the Spaniard in the third round. If Carlos manages to defeat Faria, he will face the winner of the match between the aforementioned Australian and the Chinese Wu in that round.

Only 5 seeds have fallen so far in the first round of the US Open 2026

Regarding the women's draw, the only seeded player eliminated was Sara Bejlek. The young Czech player was quite hopeful after her excellent performance in Cincinnati, where she defeated Sabalenka, but she ran into an inspired Cristina Bucsa at this US Open 2026, who broke a losing streak in her career and emerged victorious.

This adds to the other three seeds eliminated on Sunday (Djokovic, Krejcikova, and Norrie), leaving a highly solid landscape for the favorites in this first round of the US Open 2026, which will need to be confirmed this Tuesday when this initial assault of the New York Grand Slam concludes. It will be interesting to see if there are more surprises or if the contenders for glory in New York continue to fulfill their roles.

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