Zsombor Piros secured a place in the 2026 US Open main draw after a final qualifying match ended by retirement with the players level at one set each. On August 28, he lost the opening set 5–7 to Christopher Oconnell before taking the second 7–6(3).
The Tennis.com match record identifies the finishing status as retired and Piros as the winner. His 7–3 second-set tiebreak had brought the match level before it ended.
Before the retirement, Piros recorded nine aces and four double faults; Oconnell had four aces and five double faults. First-serve points won were 30/43 for Piros and 29/37 for Oconnell.
Piros converted three of seven break points, while Oconnell converted four of 11. Although Piros had lost one more service game, he won the second-set tiebreak to level the match before advancing.
