US Open 2025 Day Two Recap

Day Two on the US Open noticed the marquee names steadily open their campaigns, a few seeded upsets, and a handful of five-set battles.

Carlos Alcaraz, sporting a brand new buzzcut, opened his title quest with a composed win over Reilly Opelka, whereas fellow seeds Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe, Andrey Rublev, and Jack Draper all superior in straight or 4 units.

But it surely wasn’t clean crusing throughout the board: Adam Walton shocked twenty second seed Ugo Humbert, Coleman Wong and Lloyd Harris each ousted higher-ranked opposition, and Jenson Brooksby and Flavio Cobolli got here by means of marathon five-setters to succeed in spherical two.

With Holger Rune, Karen Khachanov, and Cameron Norrie additionally progressing, the sphere is starting to take form, whereas the likes of Francisco Comesana (upset Michelsen) and Joao Fonseca added their names to the checklist of early darkish horses.

Day Three now shifts the highlight to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Lorenzo Musetti as they start their Flushing Meadows campaigns.

Day Two US Open 2025 Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jenson Brooksby
Aleksandar Vukic
6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 3-6 6-4

Flavio Cobolli (24)
Francesco Passaro (Q)
7-5 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3

Gabriel Diallo (31)
Damir Dzumhur
7-6(4) 4-6 6-5 7-5

Jaume Munar
Jaime Faria (Q)
6-0 6-3 5-7 6-2

Zizou Bergs
Chun-Hsin Tseng
6-3 6-4 6-3

Jack Draper (5)
Federico Agustin Gomez (Q)
6-4 7-5 6-7(7) 6-2

Adam Walton
Ugo Humbert (22)
6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-1

Coleman Wong (Q)
Aleksandar Kovacevic
6-4 7-5 7-6(4)

Toby Boyer (WC)
James Duckworth (LL)
6-3 7-5 6-4

Andrey Rublev (15)
Dino Prizmic (Q)
6-4 6-4 6-4

Karen Khachanov (9)
Nishesh Basavareddy (WC)
6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 6-1

Kamil Majchrzak
Hugo Dellien
6-1 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4

Cameron Norrie
Sebastian Korda
7-5 6-4 RET

Francisco Comesana
Alex Michelsen (28)
1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Frances Tiafoe (17)
Yoshihito Nishioka
6-3 7-6(6) 6-3

Martin Damm Jr (Q)
Darwin Blanch (WC)
6-3 6-4 6-4

Jan Lennard Struff (Q)
Mackenzie McDonald
3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3

Holger Rune (11)
Botic Van de Zandschulp
6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(2)

Joao Fonseca
Miomir Kecmanovic
7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-3

Lloyd Harris (Q)
Sebastian Baez
6-3 7-5 6-4

Raphael Collignon
Daniel Elahi Galan (LL)
6-4 6-4 64

Casper Ruud (12)
Sebastian Ofner
6-1 6-2 7-6(5)

Mattia Bellucci
Juncheng Shang
7-6(0) 1-6 6-3 3-0 RET

Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Reilly Opelka
6-4 7-5 6-4

Recap of the Day

Carlos Alcaraz def. Reilly Opelka, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz, debuting his new buzzcut, powered previous big-serving Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to launch his 2025 US Open marketing campaign.

The World No. 2 absorbed Opelka’s aggressive serving and heavy groundstrokes, breaking in every set to get the job carried out, and regardless of Opelka’s gung-ho-like techniques, Alcaraz’s baseline consistency proved the distinction.

Federer was the grasp at that strategy when he confronted the likes of Karlovic, Isner, Roddick, and many others, arising with a break late within the set, and though Carlos wasn’t ruthless (3/11 on break factors), his athleticism was the distinction.

He faces the gifted Mattia Bellucci subsequent, aiming to keep away from final 12 months’s second-round upset.

At the moment was a extremely troublesome one towards a extremely nice participant. “With [Reilly’s] serve, I couldn’t get that rhythm I needed to get within the match, however simply actually proud of every little thing I’ve carried out at present. I feel the return was among the best issues I did at present after which I simply tried to pay my finest tennis, be centered on the serve. I feel general, I did a fantastic efficiency at present. Alcaraz on his win.

Casper Ruud def. Sebastian Ofner, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(5)

Casper Ruud cruised into the US Open second spherical with a 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(5) win over Sebastian Ofner.

Each guys are extra at dwelling on clay, however Ruud is a former finalist right here, and he dominated the primary two units in 48 minutes, breaking 4 instances, however confronted a more durable third set as Ofner compelled a tiebreak.

Frances Tiafoe def. Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-3

Frances Tiafoe thrilled the house crowd with a 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-3 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka to succeed in the second spherical.

Nishioka generally is a little bit of a pest together with his retrieving, usually delivers in New York as he thrives on the gang and he’s made at the least the quarters in his final three appearances.

Andrey Rublev def. Dino Prizmic, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Andrey Rublev dispatched qualifier Dino Prizmic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a simple US Open first-round win, wrapping up in two hours

The fifteenth seed leaned on his baseline firepower, and I feel he may have a stable run right here in New York as he seems extra settled underneath Safin, so the final eight and even final 4 don’t appear that far out of attain.

Flavio Cobolli def. Francesco Passaro, 7-5, 5-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Flavio Cobolli battled previous qualifier Francesco Passaro 7-5, 5-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to safe his US Open second-round spot. The twenty fourth seed, who had a poor begin to the 12 months however bounced again into type, broke seven instances and received 71% of first-serve factors in a three-hour, 42-minute conflict

Jack Draper def. Federico Agustin Gomez, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2

Jack Draper powered previous qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2 to succeed in the US Open second spherical.

The fifth seed, taking part in his first match since Wimbledon, fired 14 aces and transformed 4 of 9 break factors, rebounding after dropping the third-set tiebreak.

Different Key Outcomes

Highlights

US Open 2025 Day Three Spherical of 128 Matches