Alcaraz plays his first singles match in five months, beats Safiullin at US Open

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Russia's Roman Safiullin in the men's singles first round of the US Open 2026 on Monday. The Spaniard, who was playing his first singles match in nearly five months after recovering from a wrist injury, won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. "I missed- I missed the crowd, the energy, I missed competition, I missed everything," Alcaraz said.