Tommy Paul Beats Wong at US Open

Tommy Paul beats Coleman Wong 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in the 2026 US Open first round on Armstrong Stadium. ESPN said the American bounced back after dropping a first-set tiebreak. Tennis Now listed Paul as the No. 20 seed and said it is his fifth straight year into the US Open second round. The match ran 2 hours and 41 minutes.

Wong, a qualifier from Hong Kong, took the opener. A year ago he became the first man from Hong Kong to win an Open-era Grand Slam men's singles match and reached the round of 32, ESPN wrote. Sunday he could not hold the lead. Paul flipped the match in sets two through four and is through. The same first-round card also had Novak Djokovic's loss to Mariano Navone on Ashe.

How did Tommy Paul beat Coleman Wong?

Paul served for the first set at 5-4, then got broken at love, Tennis Now wrote. Wong jumped to 4-1 in the tiebreak and closed 7-3. That was the alarming start. Paul reset with a lob that helped him break for 2-0 in the second, then slammed a 131 mph ace to go up 3-0. He closed that set with a pair of aces.

He broke to open the third, stacked love holds to 5-3, and took the set when Wong double-faulted. Tennis Now clocked two hours, three minutes when Paul went up two sets to one. In the fourth he broke for 2-0 with a sliding forehand pass and finished it with a 139 mph ace down the T. Paul hit 43 winners, 11 more than Wong, and went 28 of 35 at net.

Who does Tommy Paul play next at the US Open?

Dino Prizmic is next. The ATP said Prizmic saved two match points to beat Aleksandr Shevchenko 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Paul is 37-16 on the season, joint-third in tour-level wins this year with Frances Tiafoe, per the ATP. He is chasing a first US Open quarterfinal, which would complete the set of Slam quarterfinals and make him the only active American man with that collection.

Searchers typing Tommy Paul US Open or Paul vs Wong score want 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 6-3, the 139 mph closer, and Prizmic in round two. That is the recap. Armstrong. Four sets. The seed survived the qualifier.

Tommy Paul beats Wong FAQ

What was the Tommy Paul vs Coleman Wong score? Tommy Paul won 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in 2 hours 41 minutes on Armstrong Stadium, per ESPN, the ATP, and Tennis Now.

Who does Tommy Paul play in the second round? Dino Prizmic, who saved two match points to beat Aleksandr Shevchenko 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, the ATP reported.

Was Coleman Wong a qualifier? Yes. ESPN noted Wong reached the US Open round of 32 a year ago as the first Hong Kong man to win an Open-era Grand Slam men's singles match.