Us Open 2026: Italian results between victories and eliminations
Quick Look
- At the 2026 US Open in New York, several Italians take the field: Darderi beats Svrcina and advances to the third round, Musetti overcomes Fery and prepares to meet Sweeny, Bellucci loses against Fritz, Cobolli challenges Schoolkate.
- Yesterday Sonego lost to Zverev in five sets after almost five hours, Berrettini, Passaro and Guerrieri eliminated, while Paolini won the Italian derby against Stefanini and advanced to the third round.
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Why It Matters
The US Open is the last Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, which takes place annually in New York on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.
The US Open continues in New York, the last Slam of the tennis season. The first Italian to take to the court was Luciano Darderi, he beat the Czech Svrcina in four sets with a score of 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, thus gaining the pass for the third round of the tournament. Then it's Lorenzo Musetti's turn: the Carrarino, seeded number 13, overcame Arthur Fery on his debut while today he faces the Australian Dane Sweeny, number 123 in the world. Then at the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium Mattia Bellucci faced the host Taylor Fritz, seeded number 9 and already a finalist in 2024 (later beaten by Sinner): the Italian was eliminated in three sets, with the score 0-6, 1-6, 1-6. Finally, world number 6 Flavio Cobolli, after a complicated debut against the Argentine Comesana, challenges the Australian Schoolkate on the Grandstand. The tournament is live on Sky Sport and streaming on NOW.
What happened yesterday
Lorenzo Sonego plays a wonderful match against Alexander Zverev, number 1 seed, but in the end he is forced to give up. The German wins with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in 4 hours and 52 minutes of play. Despite the defeat, the Italian farewells Flushing Meadows with his head held high, after going into the fourth set with two points of the match. Matteo Berrettini was then eliminated and in the second round was beaten 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 by the Argentine Mariano Navone. Also out was Francesco Passaro who fought for 3 hours and 51 minutes against Jesper de Jong, being eliminated with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, and finally Andrea Guerrieri who succumbed in an hour and 39 minutes to the Australian Alex de Minaur, who won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. In the women's field, however, Jasmine Paolini wins the Italian derby with Lucrezia Stefanini and advances to the third round of the American Slam. The Italian won in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-1 in an hour and 17 minutes of play. In the third round, the 19th seed will face Romanian Cirstea.
See also
Us Open 2026: Sonego out against Zverev. Paolini wins against Stefanini
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Jasmine Paolini will face Romanian Cirstea in the third round
Very likely · Within days
Lorenzo Musetti will play against Dane Sweeny in his next match
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How will the Italians behave in the subsequent rounds of the tournament?
- What will be Jasmine Paolini's prospects in the continuation of the Slam?
- Will Lorenzo Musetti be able to confirm his good start against superior opponents?
