Rayo Vallecano's French defender #24 Florian Lejeune (L) and Barcelona's Spanish defender #12 Xavi Espart vie for the ball during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP via Getty Images)

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Rayo Vallecano's Senegalese midfielder #06 Pathe Ciss (L) challenges Barcelona's Brazilian forward #11 Raphinha during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Roman Safiullin during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Roman Safiullin during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Roman Safiullin during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Roman Safiullin during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Roman Safiullin during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)