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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 — US Open 2026 R128.
Roman Safiullin and Carlos Alcaraz are level at 1–1 across 2 recorded meetings.
The defending champion begins his US Open title defense against the only man with a win over him on the record. Alcaraz had dropped that 2023 meeting at the Paris Masters, and answered by holding 13 of 14 service games and taking four of seven break chances, the first in game 7 for 4-3. Safiullin out-served him nine aces to two and got one break from six. The No. 2 seed needed 2h 14m to reach the second round.