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Sign upZizou Bergs defeated Carlos Taberner 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 — US Open 2026 R128.
Zizou Bergs and Carlos Taberner: Zizou Bergs leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Return games decided it. Bergs broke five times from six chances while Taberner took two of seven, and the No. 31 seed won 84 percent of first-serve points against the 400th-ranked Spaniard's 61. Taberner's one opening came in the second set with a break in game 9 for 5-4; Bergs answered by breaking in game 2 for 2-0 and again in game 4 for 4-0 in the third. Eleven aces and 42 winners to six covered eight double faults, and the second round is a first win for the Belgian since Aug. 5.