The ultimate Grand Slam tennis event of the 12 months is upon us, with the primary matches already underway in New York Metropolis.
The primary match in Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2024 will likely be Ben Shelton, the Thirteenth-seeded American who was a semifinalist final 12 months, towards Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion who’s retiring after this season. That match is scheduled to start out at midday, adopted in Ashe by Coco Gauff towards Varvara Gracheva.
The evening session in Ashe on Day 1 begins at 7 p.m. with 2017 champ Sloane Stephens towards Clara Burel, adopted by Novak Djokovic towards Radu Albot. Gamers on the schedule in Louis Armstrong Stadium embrace Individuals Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys in the course of the day, and Sabalenka and 2022 semifinalist Frances Tiafoe at evening.
Marc Santia reporting on securing the US Open tennis event.
This is one other take a look at that schedule for U.S. Open Day 1:
Arthur Ashe Stadium
12pm ET
Ben Shelton (13) vs Dominic Thiem
Coco Gauff (3) vs Varvara Gracheva
7pm ET
Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel
Novak Djokovic (2) vs Radu Albot
Louis Armstrong Stadium
11am ET
Qinwen Zheng (8) vs Amanda Amisimova
Taylor Fritz (12) vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Madison Keys (19) vs Katerina Siniakova
7pm ET
Frances Tiafoe (20) vs Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aryna Sabalenka (2) vs Priscilla Hon
The place is the U.S. Open performed?
The positioning is the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in Flushing Meadows in New York Metropolis. The floor is difficult courts. Girls play best-of-three-set matches; males play best-of-five-set matches. There are separate day and evening classes. The occasion lasts 14 days. There are retractable roofs on the 2 largest courts, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.
What’s the U.S. Open schedule?
— Monday-Tuesday: First Spherical (Girls and Males)
— Aug. 28-29: Second Spherical (Girls and Males)
— Aug. 30-31: Third Spherical (Girls and Males)
— Sept. 1-2: Fourth Spherical (Girls and Males)
— Sept. 3-4: Quarterfinals (Girls and Males)
— Sept. 5: Girls’s Semifinals
— Sept. 6: Males’s Semifinals
— Sept. 7: Girls’s Closing
— Sept. 8: Males’s Closing
Who’re the U.S. Open’s defending champions?
Gauff received her first Grand Slam title eventually 12 months’s U.S. Open at age 19, defeating Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 within the closing. Gauff grew to become the primary American teenager to win the nation’s main tennis event since Serena Williams in 1999. Djokovic received his twenty fourth main singles championship — nobody in tennis historical past has extra — with a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev within the closing. At 36, Djokovic grew to become the oldest male champion in New York within the Open period, which started in 1968.
What do I must find out about tennis and the U.S. Open?
Get caught up:
— Thanks partly to Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ and Serena Williams, tennis is having a second
— Even the gamers do not know who to think about the favorites on the U.S. Open
— No. 1 Jannik Sinner fired 2 staff members over his constructive steroids checks
— Coco Gauff is in a little bit of a hunch as she prepares to defend her first Grand Slam title
— Novak Djokovic seeks a twenty fifth Slam title after lastly getting an Olympic gold medal
— Naomi Osaka is again on the web site of two of her Grand Slam titles
— Carlos Alcaraz twists his ankle at apply however says he is OK as he eyes a third Slam in a row
— Who’re a few of the ladies and men to observe on the U.S. Open?
— Rafael Nadal is sitting out the U.S. Open once more
— School champion Alexa Noel is popping professional and making her Slam singles debut on the Open
— Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen is the game’s subsequent younger star
— An outdoor assessment says the U.S. Tennis Affiliation can do extra to guard gamers
How a lot prize cash is there on the U.S. Open?
Whole participant compensation on the U.S. Open is rising to a file $75 million — a rise of $10 million from final 12 months. The 2 singles champions every will obtain $3.6 million, up from $3 million. First-round losers in singles will likely be paid $100,000, a event file.
Key stats on the U.S. Open
9 — The variety of girls who’ve break up the previous 10 U.S. Open championships. Solely Naomi Osaka has received multiple title in New York in that span.
24 — The variety of Grand Slam singles titles received by Djokovic, tied with Margaret Courtroom for probably the most by anybody within the historical past of tennis. Another championship will give Djokovic sole possession of the file.
What was mentioned on the U.S. Open?
“My new motto is: In the event you defend, meaning you received one thing earlier than.” — Gauff, who received her first Grand Slam title in New York a 12 months in the past.
“I nonetheless really feel the drive. I nonetheless have the aggressive spirit. I nonetheless need to make extra historical past and revel in myself on the tour.” — Djokovic.