Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie return to action at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday where the British pair will be hoping to progress to the third round at the US Open.
Raducanu faces Janice Tjen of Indonesia on Louis Armstrong Stadium at around 4pm (BST), while Norrie will play Francisco Comesan in the second match on Court 5.
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British tennis fans will be hoping the pair can provide some much-needed relief following a disappointing day that ended with Katie Boulter, Billy Harris, Francesca Jones and Sonay Kartal all being eliminated in the first round.
Elsewhere, four-time US Open champion Novak Djokovic opens proceedings on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Zachary Svajda, before 2022 winner Carlos Alcaraz faces Mattia Bellucci in the match of the evening session on the same court.
Jack Draper will play Zizou Bergs of Belgium in the second round on Thursday.
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When does the US Open start?
Following the mixed doubles event on August 18 and 19, the singles competition got under way on Sunday, August 24. The tournament follows the Australian and French Open in becoming a 15-day competition. It means the men’s and women’s singles first rounds play out over the opening three days.
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What does the men’s draw look like?What does the women’s draw look like?Wednesday’s order of playArthur Ashe Stadium
4.30pm
Novak Djokovic (Srb, 7) vs Zachary Svajda (US)
Jessica Pegula (US, 4) vs Anna Blinkova (Rus)
12am
Mattia Bellucci (Ita) vs Carlos Alcaraz (Spa, 2)
Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Veronika Kudermetova
Louis Armstrong Stadium
4pm
Emma Raducanu (GB) vs Janice Tjen (Ina)
Lloyd Harris (SA) vs Taylor Fritz (US, 4)
12am
Iva Jovic (US) vs Jasmine Paolini (Ita, 7)
Ben Shelton (US, 6) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (Spa)
Grandstand
4pm
Emma Navarro (US, 10) vs Caty McNally (US)
Joao Fonseca (Bra) vs Tomas Machac (Cze, 21)
Francis Tiafoe (US, 17) vs Martin Damm Jnr (US)
Anastasia Potapova (Rus) vs Mirra Andreeva (Rus, 5)
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Stadium 17
4pm
Victoria Azarenka (Blr) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus)
Raphael Collignon (Bel) vs Casper Ruud (Nor, 12)
Elene Rybakina (Kaz, 9) vs Tereza Valentova (Cze)
Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) vs Holger Rune (Den, 11)
Court 5
4pm
Jiri Lehecka (Cze) vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Arg)
Cameron Norrie (GB) vs Francisco Comesana (Arg)
Elise Mertens (Bel) vs Lulu Sun (NZ)
Elsa Jacquemot (Fra) vs Leylah Fernandez (Can, 31)
Court 7
6pm
Cristina Bucas (Spa) vs Alexandra Eala (Phl)
Jakub Mensik (Cze) vs Ugo Blanchet (Fra)
McCartney Kessler (US, 32) vs Marketa Vondrousova (Cze)
Court 10
7pm
Arthur Rinderknech (Fra) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spa, 18)
Liudmila Samsonova (Rus) vs Priscilla Hon (Aus)
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Court 11
6pm
Benjamin Bonzi (Fra) vs Marcos Giron (US)
Jelena Ostapenko (Lat, 25) vs Taylor Townsend (US)
Jordan Thompson (Aus) vs Adrian Mannarino (Fra)
Court 12
4pm
Brandon Nakashima (US, 30) vs Jerome Kym (Swi)
Moyuka Uchihima (Jpn) vs Barbora Krejcikova (Cze)
Luciano Darderi (Ita, 32) vs Eliot Spizzirri (US)
Ann Li (US) vs Belinda Bencic (Swa, 16)
Other than Raducanu and Draper, which Britons remain?
Just Jacob Fearnley and Cameron Norrie.
Katie Boulter was knocked out by 27th seed Marta Kostyuk in the first round, while Sonay Kartal’s tournament was ended by 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. Billy Harris and Francesca Jones were also knocked out on a dispiriting opening Tuesday of the tournament for British players.
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How to watch the US Open on TV and streaming in the UK
Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights to show the US Open, including the new mixed doubles, live from Flushing Meadows.
Gigi Salmon is presenting the coverage alongside Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Martina Navratilova, Marion Bartoli, Karthi Gnanasegaram, Feliciano López, Naomi Cavaday and Jonathan Overend.
How to watch the US Open on TV in the US
ESPN has the broadcasting rights for the tournament for the 17th consecutive year. Its networks will showcase first-to-last-ball coverage, covering 170+ hours via ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
Where is the US Open held?
The home of the tournament is the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Taylor Fritz in action during last year’s final in Arthur Ashe Stadium – the US Open’s showcase court – Getty Images/Al Bello
Mixed doubles competition
Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula missed out on a place in the US Open mixed doubles final after a semi-final defeat by Iga Swiatek and Casper Rudd.
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Swiatek and Rudd went on to lose the final to double specialists Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. The Italians beat Swiatek and Rudd 6-3, 5-7 (10-6) winning four matches over two days to earn $1m (£740,000) – a huge raise over their earnings in New York last year in a format that looked nothing like this one.
British No 1 Draper and American Pegula went into the event – played for the first time in the week before the main tournament – as the top seeds and eased into the last four on Tuesday with two wins, one against Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.
Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula could not close out their semi-final despite winning the first set – AP/Yuki Iwamura
The radical change to the event with the aim of attracting the big-name players usually missing from grand slam doubles has been successful but controversial.
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Errani and Vavassori were among the many critics of the changes to the event that shut out every other traditional doubles pairing, but had nothing but smiles – and plenty of hugs – after building a quick lead in the match tie-break and holding on in front of a large crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, whose place in the new-look tournament was initially under threat, defended their crown with a thrilling victory – Getty Images/Robert Prange
How to buy US Open tickets
You can buy tickets here. Some of the hottest tickets are likely to be for matches involving two-times champion Venus Williams, who has been handed a wild card into the tournament at the age of 45. The seven-time major winner made a comeback earlier this summer after more than a year out of the sport. She will become the oldest singles player to compete at Flushing Meadows since Renee Richards, aged 47 in 1981.
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What is the US Open prize money?
American tennis chiefs shocked the sport by announcing a 20 per cent increase in prize money. Despite a concerted campaign from leading players to squeeze more money out of the biggest tournaments, few had expected such a dramatic step-change.
The United States Tennis Association has created a total prize pot of $90m (£67m). The champions of the men’s and women’s singles event will each receive a hefty $5m, or £3.75m.
Such large sums threaten to make Wimbledon look underpowered. The most recent prize pot at SW19 stood at £53,500,000. The All England Club seemed satisfied with this figure, which represented a seven per cent increase on 2024’s sums. But they now find themselves fully 25 per cent behind their transatlantic rivals.
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Men’s and women’s singles
Quarter-finalists: $660,000
Men’s and women’s doubles
Quarter-finalists: $125,000
Mixed doubles
Quarter-finalists: $100,000
When do the US Open finals take place?
The women’s final takes place on Saturday, September 6, and the men’s final the following day.
British players at the US OpenMen’s singlesQualified automatically
Jack Draper
Cameron Norrie
Jacob Fearnley
Qualifying tournament
Dan Evans – beaten in first round
Jay Clarke – beaten in second round
Johannus Monday – beaten in first round
Jan Choinski – beaten in first round
Jack Pinnington Jones – beaten in first round
George Loffhagen – beaten in first round
Oliver Crawford – beaten in second round
Billy Harris – beaten in third round, qualified for main draw as a lucky loser
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Women’s singlesQualified automatically
Emma Raducanu
Katie Boulter
Sonay Kartal
Qualifying tournament
Fran Jones – qualified for main draw
Heather Watson – beaten in first round
Jodie Burrage – lost in the second round
Harriet Dart – beaten in the second round
Who are the defending champions?
Jannik Sinner was too strong for Taylor Fritz in last year’s final, winning 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.
In the women’s showpiece, Aryna Sabalenka kept her nerve to defeat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5.
Aryna Sabalenka will be back in New York to defend her title – Reuters/Mike Segar
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