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Himeno Sakatsume defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R128.
Anhelina Kalinina and Himeno Sakatsume: Himeno Sakatsume leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
A 72 percent favorite with the betting market, the 49th-ranked Kalinina is out of the US Open in the opening round to a qualifier ranked 144th. She held five of eight service games and won just 25 of 44 points behind her first serve. Her lone converted break point came in game 1 for 1-0; Sakatsume broke straight back in game 2 for 1-1, added another in game 4 for 3-1, and never lost another service game, holding eight of nine. The qualifier, whose last win on record came back in March over Parks at Indian Wells, closed it in 1 hour 23 minutes and moves into the second round.