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Alcaraz back in action after four-month injury layoff Novak Djokovic faces Mariano Navone in first round Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a tough draw on his return to singles competition after a four-month injury layoff as he faces the in-form Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round of the US Open. Alcaraz, the defending champion in New York, has not competed in singles since sustaining a right wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April, with the Spaniard missing the French Open, where he was also the defending champion, and Wimbledon. He was understandably rusty and tentative with his f...
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Alcaraz back in action after four-month injury layoff Novak Djokovic faces Mariano Navone in first round Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a tough draw on his return to singles competition after a four-month injury layoff as he faces the in-form Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round of the US Open. Alcaraz, the defending champion in New York, has not competed in singles since sustaining a right wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April, with the Spaniard missing the French Open, where he was also the defending champion, and Wimbledon. He was understandably rusty and tentative with his f...
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Mary Joe Fernandez also pointed to Paul as a difficult potential opponent for Alcaraz.
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Alcaraz is back from a wrist injury in a wide open men's field in New York without Jannik Sinner
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Carlos Alcaraz starts his US Open title defence against Russia's Roman Safiullin in the first serious examination of his fitness following a long-term wrist injury.
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The full draw for the men's and women's singles tournament at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 5 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “US Open: Carlos Alcaraz to face Safiullin on return as Sabalenka gets tricky draw.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — UK, Other, and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from BBC Sport (Aug 27, 2026, 16:36 UTC); the most recent came from The Guardian — Sport (Aug 27, 2026, 18:34 UTC).
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