Tennis News: Carlos Alcaraz may have needed a moment to find his rhythm and once he found it, he immediately performed with unstoppable high intensity to advance to the third round of the 2026 US Open season.
The Spanish tennis player defeated the Portuguese tennis player, Jaime Faria, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the US Open. He managed to find his best form throughout the match and even put in what was perhaps his best set so far at the Grand Slam in the second set.
Returning to action for the first time since suffering a right wrist injury in mid-April, the world number 3 showed no signs of discomfort in her opening two matches.
World number 27, Faria gave fierce resistance to the defending champion in the early stages of the match and occasionally throughout the match. The Portuguese tennis player, who has a hard blow, managed to break the Spanish tennis player’s serve for the first time at 3-3 in the first set.
After losing the first set, the second seed managed to save a break point opportunity in her opening service game of the second set before going on to win eight games in a row. The second set only lasted 33 minutes and was a turning point in the match, because the second seed started to find his rhythm while Faria’s performance declined.
In the remaining matches, it is difficult to see any signs that the 2026 Australian Open champion will be absent from competing for four months. The tennis player who has won seven Grand Slam titles played freely and hit the ball perfectly to ensure victory after playing for 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Alcaraz will try to become the first tennis player to defend the US Open title since Roger Federer won five times in a row between the 2004 and 2008 seasons. The Spanish tennis player has twice won the Grand Slam in New York. He won his first Grand Slam title in New York in the 2022 season before winning again in the 2025 season.
Earlier this season, the former world No. 1 made history as the youngest male tennis player to complete a Career Grand Slam – winning all four Grand Slams – at the age of 22 after winning the Australian Open. Additionally, his latest victory in Flushing Meadows, New York marked his 26th Grand Slam victory, the most wins he has achieved among the four Grand Slams.
Now 9-0 in the 2026 Grand Slam season, Alcaraz will next face Chinese tennis player Wu Yibing who eliminated Australian player James Duckworth 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. The Spanish tennis player leads 1-0 in head to head against Wu after winning their first meeting in Shanghai for the 2024 season.
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