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Which Spaniards are playing in the US Open 2023? All participants in New York | Sports New Spain

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2 years ago

August 23, 2023

Annie

Which Spaniards are playing in the US Open 2023? All participants in New York | Sports New Spain

He US Open has a Spaniard as current champion: Carlos Alcaraz hopes to plant his flag Spain at the top of this 2023 edition, in which he shares favoritism with Novak Djokovic, who was absent last year.

Between the various casualties due to injuries and those who have fallen in the rankings, Spain has a significant drop in the number of names in the main draw compared to 2022: from 16 players it was reduced to 9 names already securedfive in the men’s box and four in the women’s box.

The one from Alcaraz is the name that generates the most expectations, understandably, but he is also excited for a good tournament Alexander Davidovich Fokinawho reached the fourth round in 2020 and 2022 and a few weeks ago was a semifinalist at the Toronto Masters 1000, although he later withdrew in Cincinnati with a back injury while playing Novak Djokovic in the second round.

Pola Bandosa is at the top of the women’s list, with a lot of inactivity having not played since she withdrew through injury in the second round of Wimbledon in early July.

Furthermore, in the ranking Pablo Llamas Ruiz is already in the second round, while Pedro Martínez, Nuria Párrizas Dìaz, Leyre Romero Gormaz, Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, Aliona Bolsova, Carlota Martínez Cirez and Marina Bassols Ribera have yet to debut in the first round. .

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The Spaniards who will play in the US Open 2023 and who are their opponents

Player	ranking	Opponent in the 1st round	previous entries	the best performance
Carlos Alcaraz	1st	To confirm	2	Champion (2022)
Alexander Davidovich Fokina	21st	To confirm	3	Fourth round (2020 and 2022)
Roberto Carballes Baena	63rd	To confirm	5	Second round (2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022)
Bernabe Zapata Mirales	75º	To confirm	2	Second round (2021)
Albert Ramos	88th	To confirm	12	Second round (2012, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
Pola Bandosa	46th	To confirm	4	Second round (2021 and 2022)
Christina Butsa	70th	To confirm	2	Second round (2022)
Rebecca Masarova	74th	To confirm	1	Second round (2021)
Sara Sorribes-Tormo	95th	To confirm	6	Third round (2021)

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Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

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Russian tennis player Selekhmetyeva advanced to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time

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3 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Gary

Russian tennis player Selekhmetyeva advanced to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time

Oksana Selekhmetyeva / Photo: © Steve Bell / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Oksana Selekhmetyeva reached the second round of the main draw at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, beating German Ella Seidel in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The meeting ended with the victory of the Russian tennis player with a score of 6:3, 3:6, 6:0. The match lasted 1 hour 47 minutes.

Selekhmetyeva, ranked 101st in the WTA rankings, will play in the second round with the winner of the match Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan, WC) – Paula Badosa (Spain, 25).

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. First round

Oksana Selekhmetyeva (Russia) — Ella Seidel (Germany) — 6:3, 3:6, 6:0.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

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Rublev on his next opponent at the Australian Open: “You told me the name, but I still don’t know who it is”

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3 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Gary

Rublev on his next opponent at the Australian Open: “You told me the name, but I still don’t know who it is”

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Clive Brunskill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev told how the presence of former world number one Marat Safin on the coaching staff influences him, and also admitted that he knows nothing about his next opponent in the Australian Open bracket.

In the first round match of the Australian Open, Rublev beat Italian representative Matteo Arnaldi with a score of 6:4, 6:2, 6:3. In the second round, the Russian will meet with the Portuguese Jaime Faria.

— What does cooperation with Marat Safin give you? Are we talking about practicing exercises in training or about some technical and tactical issues?

— Honestly, I don’t know. It calms and relaxes.

– So you’re saying that off-court actions are just as important as on-court events?

– Everything is important. I don’t know what else to say.

– Let’s talk about your next opponent Jaime Faria. Do you know anything about him?

— I don’t know who I’m playing with because I didn’t check the draw. You told me the name, but I still don’t know who it is,” Rublev said after the match.

Safin and Rublev have been collaborating since the spring of 2025. Now the Russian is 15th in the ATP rankings, Faria is 151st in the world.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

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Australian Open Medvedev qualified in three sets for the 2nd round

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5 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Medvedev qualified in three sets for the 2nd round

(Melbourne) Russian Daniil Medvedev, 12^e world champion and three-time finalist in Melbourne, qualified on Monday for the second round of the 2026 edition of the Australian Open by beating the Dutchman Jesper De Jong (73^e) 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7/2).

“At times I could have been more clinical, so I hope I will be in the next few rounds,” he commented.

He played in Melbourne in the 2021, 2022 and 2024 finals but last year, as a prelude to a missed season, he lost in the second round against the American Learner Tien, then from qualifying but seeded N.25 this year.

This time, the winner of the United States Open in 2021 and former world No.1 will face Frenchman Quentin Halys (83^e) to try to advance to the third round.

“Last year was not my best season. But now, I’m playing better and better, so we’ll see,” commented Medvedev.

He is still undefeated this year after his title earlier this month in Brisbane where he reeled off five victories to earn his 22^e title in so many different tournaments.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.