Wu Yibing lost to Alcaraz in the third round of men's singles at the US Open and stopped in the top 32

China News Service, New York, September 4th. In the third round of the men's singles competition at the 2026 U.S. Tennis Open held on the 4th local time, Chinese player Wu Yibing lost 0:3 to the defending champion and Spanish star Alcaraz and stopped in the top 32.

Wu Yibing is currently ranked 113th in the world and has reached the top 32 of the US Open men's singles again after 2022. Alcaraz won the Australian Open men's singles championship for the first time in February this year, becoming the youngest "Grand Slam" winner in men's tennis. Later, he retired due to injury in April. The US Open was the first tournament he participated in after returning from injury. The two met in the third round of the 2024 Men's Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) Shanghai Masters singles, and Alcaraz won 2:0.

In this game, Alcaraz broke and secured at the beginning to take a 2:0 lead. Wu Yibing broke back in the sixth game and tied the score. After that, Alcaraz broke two games in a row and won the first set 6:3. The situation in the second set became even more stalemate. Both sides broke serve at the beginning and each struggled to hold serve. Alcaraz achieved a key break at the end of the set and won another set 6:4. In the third set, Wu Yibing, who was obviously exhausted, could only hold serve in one game. Alcaraz won the set 6:1, sealing the victory with a big score of 3:0, extending his Grand Slam winning streak to 17 games.

Wu Yibing said after the game that it was a pity to lose the first two sets. At the beginning, he was not focused enough and lacked some luck in key points. "Generally speaking, the opponent's level is higher. His body and ability to grasp key moments of the game are better than mine." Wu Yibing's next competition is the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, and he said he will go all out.

In the first round of women's doubles, the Chinese combination Jiang Xinjuan/Zhang Shuai, seeded No. 7, defeated Kenin/Potapova 6:1, 6:3 and advanced to the second round. Chinese player Yang Zhaoxuan partnered with Hong Kong player Zhang Weihuan to eliminate Kasatkina/Staro Dubtseva with 6:4, and also advanced smoothly. The two winning pairs will face each other across the net in the second round.

China's "Golden Flower" Zheng Qinwen will appear on the 5th local time to compete with the 22nd seed and American star Keith for a seat in the top 16 of the women's singles. (over)