US Open Tennis 2026 Results, Winners, Losers and Highlights from Friday's Bracket

On Friday at the 2026 US Open, No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated Yibing Wu 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in straight sets to advance to the Round of 16, despite struggling with his forehand and first serve while returning from a four-month wrist injury. No. 7 Daniil Medvedev also advanced with a straight-sets win over Arthur Rinderknech, while Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Bublik in five sets. In the women's draw, Aryna Sabalenka cruised to victory and Jessica Pegula defeated Leylah Fernandez in a three-set thriller.