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These are all the seeded players eliminated in the first two rounds of the US Open

Andrés Tomás Rico - 4 Sep 2026
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These are all the seeded players eliminated in the first two rounds of the 2026 US Open.

A real disaster in the men's draw and somewhat more controlled in the women's, this could summarize the fall of the seeded players in the first two rounds of the US Open 2026. The most notable exits have all been in the ATP circuit, with the departures of four top 10 players, including Novak Djokovic, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Alex Miñaur, and Arthur Fils.

However, there have also been significant defeats of other big names in the men's draw, from whom much more was expected in New York, such as Rafael Jódar, Brandon Nakashima, or Lorenzo Musetti. The Spaniard was completely knocked out by Yunchaokete Bu in straight sets (6-2, 6-1, 6-1). Meanwhile, the Frenchman, the recent champion in Cincinnati, was defeated by a reborn Stefanos Tsitsipas (4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4) and the American, a finalist in Canada, was ousted by his compatriot Alex Michelsen (6-3, 6-3, 6-3).

In the women's draw, the exits of seeded players have had a lesser impact. The most remarkable was that of Belinda Bencic in the first round. Just like the Roland Garros finalist, Maja Chwalinska, who hasn't recovered since her strong performance in Paris. The elimination of the always combative Jelena Ostapenko and the Cincinnati revelation, Sara Bejlek, was also surprising.

Seeded players eliminated in the first two rounds of the US Open 2026

Men's draw

. Félix Auger - Aliassime (3)

. Novak Djokovic (4)

. Alex de Miñaur (6)

. Arthur Fils (10)

. Rafael Jódar (12)

. Lorenzo Musetti (13)

. Brandon Nakashima (16)

. Andrey Rublev (23)

. Cameron Norrie (29)

. Matteo Arnaldi (30)

. Ignacio Buse (32)

Women's draw

. Belinda Bencic (12)

. Maja Chwalinska (20)

. Barbora Krejcikova (27)

. Sara Bejlek (28)

. Jelena Ostapenko (30)

. Maria Sakkari (32)

 

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