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Sloane Stephens defeated Clara Tauson 6-4, 6-1 — US Open 2026 R128.
Sloane Stephens and Clara Tauson: Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Backed by the betting market at 69 percent, Tauson is out of the US Open in the first round, beaten by a wild card ranked WTA No. 208. Her serve came apart, as she held only 4 of 8 service games and made 30 unforced errors to Stephens' 10. The swing came in game 8 of the opener, a break back for 4-4, and Stephens added two more early in the second, game 2 for 2-0 and game 4 for 4-0. Tauson saved two match points before the finish; the wild card, 5-7 on hard this season coming in, is into the second round after 1 hour 16 minutes.