US Open 2026: Who’s who as Argentine tennis stars take over New York

The 2026 US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year, kicks off Sunday at Flushing Meadows with a record thirteen Argentine players on the roster, Buenos Aires Herald notes. Leading the men’s draw is twenty‑eight‑year‑old Francisco Cerúndolo, the world’s number twenty‑five, who has won only one match since his Queen’s title in June and famously vented frustration during a practice session in Cincinnati. He opens against Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic, ranked five hundred and thirtieth, and will aim to finally break past the second round, his deepest run at a major. In better form, twenty‑five‑year‑old Thiago Tirante, now ranked forty‑two after a career‑best season, will meet veteran Adrian Mannarino and carries the confidence of a recent upset over Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati, the first Argentine victory over the former world number one in a decade, Buenos Aires Herald reports. Fellow Argentines Tomás Etcheverry and Sebastián Báez both face tough first‑round opponents, with Etcheverry set to play Czech Vit Kopriva and Báez drawn against American seed Brandon Nakashima, world number seventeen. On the women’s side, world number eighty‑seven Solana Sierra will challenge former top‑nine Elina Svitolina, while Nadia Podoroska, entering on a protected ranking, meets Swiss competitor Simona Waltert, the Herald adds. All eyes will be on how the Argentine contingent navigates the draw as the tournament unfolds.

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