South Africa’s Connor Doig Ends Oluwaseun Ogunsakin’s Historic US Open Junior Run
Nigeria’s Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has been eliminated from the 2026 US Open Junior Championships after losing to South Africa’s Connor Doig in a hard-fought second-round encounter at Flushing Meadows.
The 17-year-old Ogunsakin , who represents Aurum Tennis Academy, battled bravely before eventually falling 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to the South African in the round of 32 on Tuesday.
Ogunsakin’s defeat brings an end to an impressive US Open campaign that saw the Nigerian teenager make his mark on the junior Grand Slam stage.
He secured his place in the main draw through qualifying, defeating Poland’s Tymon Litwic 6-3, 6-0 before producing a major upset against top-seeded Canadian Felix Roussel.
Ogunsakin then announced himself in the main draw with a dramatic comeback victory over 15th seed Kuan-Shou Chen of Chinese Taipei.
Ogunsakin recovered from losing the opening set to win 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, recording his first junior Grand Slam main-draw singles victory.
His US Open campaign also included a boys’ doubles appearance alongside Botswana’s Ntungamili Raguin.
The African pair were eliminated in the second round after a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Japan’s Ryo Tabata and France’s Yannick Alexandrescu.
Despite his singles exit, Ogunsakin can look back on a breakthrough Grand Slam season.
The US Open was his third junior Grand Slam main-draw appearance of 2026, following campaigns at the French Open (Roland Garros) and Wimbledon.
His progression across the three Grand Slam tournaments underlines the growing promise of the Nigerian teenager and provides another encouraging sign for the future of Nigerian tennis.
For now, however, it is South Africa’s Connor Doig who moves into the next round, while Ogunsakin’s remarkable 2026 Grand Slam journey comes to an end in New York.
