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       <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has said he is \u201cvery pleased\u201d to eat his words after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> surged into the third round at the 2026 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz downed world No 72 Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the New York major on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam winner, who is the reigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> champion, beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to facing Safiullin, Alcaraz had not played a singles match for 139 days due to a right wrist injury \u2014 which he sustained at the Barcelona Open in April.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his Off Court With Greg Rusedski podcast, Rusedski argued it would be a risk for Alcaraz to make his comeback at a Grand Slam and predicted the Spaniard would lose to Safiullin.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4wSEq2rTa0I\" target=\"_blank\">latest episode of his podcast<\/a>, Rusedski declared that Alcaraz has defied logic with his impressive return to action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very pleased to eat my words that I thought he\u2019d lose in the first round and that I thought there\u2019s no way he\u2019d play,\u201d said the former world No 4.<\/p>\n<h2>More US Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/who-are-carlos-alcarazs-parents-inside-story-usopen\"><strong>Inside story on Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s parents \u2013 the power tennis couple who could have two champion sons<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-sends-calendar-warning-tennis-chiefs-ongoing-injury-crisis\"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz sends calendar warning to tennis chiefs over ongoing injury crisis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more 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Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, sometimes people defy logic and defy the way you come back to our sport. And he\u2019s doing both at the moment. Roger [Federer], Rafa [Nadal] and Novak [Djokovic] had that aura, and [Jannik] Sinner and Alcaraz were developing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo when Carlos came back, we weren\u2019t quite sure whether that aura was still there to start with. And he needed to convince himself in a way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now, now I feel like he\u2019s the real Carlos Alcaraz, and we\u2019re looking at how high you can take this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 1997 US Open finalist also claimed Alcaraz has been \u201cpretty fortunate\u201d with his draw at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, he looks like he\u2019s gaining in confidence and I think that\u2019s almost as important as the physical side. The good sign is the wrist\u2019s okay,\u201d Rusedski assessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he\u2019s doing is quite incredible. I\u2019ve never seen anybody come back [and play their] first tournament back as a major. I mean, it\u2019s just so impressive from him to do so, especially in the men\u2019s game, \u2019cause you\u2019re talking three out of five sets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, from my point of view, loving emotion, loving the energy, and loving that the wrist has no problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he\u2019s been pretty fortunate, let\u2019s be honest. The opening three rounds look pretty comfortable, but then in his section, he\u2019s got the American Tommy Paul, who, in my opinion, is playing some great tennis, and he\u2019s a player that Alcaraz has struggled with in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if that meeting happens in the fourth round, we\u2019re going to see where his tennis game is. Physically, he looks good. The wrist looks fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are so many positives. We\u2019re so pleased to have this guy back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/us-open-roundup-carlos-alcaraz-injury-warning-alex-eala-risks-fine\">US Open roundup: Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury message, Alex Eala risks fine, WTA star names \u2018not pleasant\u2019 rival<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Carlos Alcaraz \u2018s US Open comeback has defied logic and made me eat my words\u2019 Ewan West 03 Sep 2026 5:00 PM Carlos Alcaraz reacts Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has said he is \u201cvery pleased\u201d to eat his words after Carlos Alcaraz surged into the third round at the 2026 US Open. 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