The US Open gets underway on Monday, August 31, with a packed opening day of singles action across multiple courts at Flushing Meadows in New York. Here is the complete order of play for the tournament's first day, with all times shown in BST and seedings indicated in brackets.
The tournament's opening matches take place across four main venues, with Arthur Ashe Stadium hosting the headline fixtures from 4.30pm onwards.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
The day's opening match on the main court sees top seed Aryna Sabalenka face Colombia's Camila Osorio from 4.30pm. Sabalenka is pursuing a historic third consecutive US Open title, a bid that will be closely followed throughout the fortnight. Following that encounter, Spain's second seed Carlos Alcaraz takes on Roman Safiullin in what represents a significant early test for the world number two after his fitness concerns earlier in the summer.
The evening session on Arthur Ashe begins at midnight, with American eighth seed Ben Shelton meeting Netherlands player Tallon Griekspoor. Japan's Naomi Osaka, seeded 13th, then faces Russia's Anastasia Zakharova to complete the day's action on the main court.
Louis Armstrong Stadium
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas opens proceedings on this court from 4pm against France's tenth seed Arthur Fils. American Ashlyn Krueger then takes on fellow American tenth seed Amanda Anisimova in an all-USA clash.
The overnight session begins at midnight with Poland's eighth seed Iga Swiatek competing against China's Xiyu Wang. The day concludes on this court with American eleventh seed Frances Tiafoe facing Martin Damm.
Grandstand Court
Action begins at 4pm with Austria's Sinja Kraus meeting Czech Republic's seventh seed Karolina Muchova. Poland's twentieth seed Maja Chwalinska then plays American Taylor Townsend, followed by Italy's Matteo Berrettini against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in a clash between two former Grand Slam champions.
The evening schedule sees Canada's third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime take on Australia's Rinky Hijikata, with that match scheduled not before 10pm.
Stadium 17
The day's opening match on this court from 4pm features China's Qinwen Zheng against Kristina Liutova. American sixteenth seed Brandon Nakashima then faces Argentina's Sebastian Baez.
American Sloane Stephens plays Denmark's Clara Tauson in a match scheduled not before 7pm, with Portugal's Nuno Borges meeting American fourteenth seed Learner Tien in the evening slot beginning not before 9.30pm.
Additional Courts
Several other courts host opening day matches from 4pm onwards. Czech Republic's twenty-eighth seed Sara Bejlek faces Spain's Cristina Bucsa, while Russia's Anna Blinkova meets twenty-first seed Anna Kalinskaya. Italy's Luciano Darderi plays Britain's Harry Wendelken, and Czech Republic's seventeenth seed Jakub Mensik takes on Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki.
Britain's Harriet Dart faces American Peyton Stearns from 4pm on another court, with Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur meeting Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. American twenty-ninth seed Ann Li plays Croatia's Antonia Ruzic in a match scheduled not before 7pm, while Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov faces Australia's Alexei Popyrin.
Additional opening day fixtures include Thailand's Mananchaya Sawangkaew against Hungary's Panna Udvardy, Austria's Jurij Rodionov versus France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and Germany's Yannick Hanfmann meeting Chile's twenty-fifth seed Alejandro Tabilo. Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto plays Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova.
Croatia's Marin Cilic faces Russia's twenty-third seed Andrey Rublevfrom 4pm, with Ukraine's Daria Snigur meeting Russia's fifteenth seed Diana Shnaider. Belgium's twenty-eighth seed Alexander Blockx plays Chile's Tomas Barrios Vera, while Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek takes on Uzbekistan's Maria Timofeeva from 6pm. Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic meets France's Diane Parry in a match scheduled not before 8pm.
France's Elsa Jacquemot plays Czech Republic's twenty-fifth seed Marie Bouzkova from 4pm. Italy's thirtieth seed Matteo Arnaldi faces Australia's James Duckworth not before 6pm, with Austria's Julia Grabher meeting Romania's sixteenth seed Sorana Cirstea. Australia's Maya Joint plays Russia's Liudmila Samsonova in a match scheduled not before 10pm.
Monaco's twenty-second seed Valentin Vacherot opens against American Aleksandar Kovacevic from 4pm, with Netherlands' Anouk Koevermans facing American Caty McNally. American Katie Volynets meets Czech Republic's sixth seed Linda Noskova not before 7.30pm, while Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga faces Russia's Karen Khachanov.
Austria's Lilli Tagger plays Germany's Tamara Korpatsch from 4pm, with Argentina's Nadia Podoroska meeting Switzerland's Simona Waltert. China's Juncheng Shang faces Argentina's Marco Trungelliti, and France's Quentin Halys plays Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta.
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina meets Japan's Himeno Sakatsume from 4pm, with Japan's Aoi Ito facing Spain's Oksana Selekhmeteva. Czech Republic's Dalibor Svrcina completes the opening day schedule against France's Valentin Royer.
Tuesday's Opening Matches
The tournament continues on Tuesday, September 1, with American twenty-second seed Madison Keys facing Russia's Alina Korneeva from 4.30pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. American ninth seed Taylor Fritz plays American Darwin Blanch on the same court.
The overnight session begins at midnight with Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez meeting American fourth seed Coco Gauff, followed by Germany's top seed Alexander Zverev taking on Italy's Lorenzo Sonego. Zverev leads the men's draw as top seed for the first time in his career.
Argentina's Francisco Comesana faces Italy's fifth seed Flavio Cobolli from 4pm, with Russia's fifth seed Mirra Andreeva playing Indonesia's Janice Tjen. Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo meets France's Gael Monfils at midnight, while American Mary Stoiana faces Philippines' seventeenth seed Alex Eala.
Broadcast Information
The US Open is broadcast live on Sky Sports from August 30. Viewers can stream tennis without a contract on NOW and the Sky Sports App. The Laver Cup at The O2 in London runs from September 25-27 and will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
