Linda Noskova vs Lanlana Tararudee โ full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their SECOND ROUND match at the 2026 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York. A reigning Wimbledon champion against Thailand's trailblazer.
Linda Noskova arrives in New York as a Grand Slam champion. The Czech won Wimbledon this year and is seeded sixth here, and she opened her campaign in control, beating American Katie Volynets 7-5, 6-1. After a hard-court swing that included a shock loss to Caty McNally in Toronto, this is her chance to build a serious fortnight โ she is in the same quarter as several of the draw's dangerous names, and a clean second round matters.
Lanlana Tararudee is one of the stories of the first week. Thailand's No. 1 player, with a career-high ranking of World No. 99 set in May, she came through a genuine test in the opening round, beating Elvina Kalieva 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2 across three sets. She is now into the second round of a Grand Slam with nothing to lose and an entire country watching.
They have never played on the main tour. On paper it is a mismatch โ a Slam champion and No. 6 seed against a player ranked around the top 100. But Tararudee has already shown this week she can win ugly, and second-round matches at Slams have a habit of getting complicated for seeds who are not fully switched on.
๐พ IN THIS VIDEO
- Whether Noskova's Wimbledon form has carried to hard courts
- Tararudee's game and how she got through round one
- The trap-match risk for a No. 6 seed
- Prediction, scoreline, and the road ahead in this section
๐ MATCH INFO
Tournament: 2026 US Open (Grand Slam)
Round: Second Round โ Women's Singles
Players: Linda Noskova (CZE, 6th seed) vs Lanlana Tararudee (THA)
Head-to-head: First meeting
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York
๐ฌ Straight sets or an upset? Predicted scoreline in the comments.
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