NEW YORK, Aug 30 : The singles predominant attracts acquired underway on the U.S. Open in good circumstances on Sunday, with a file purse of $108 million (£80 million) up for grabs on the 12 months’s last main at Flushing Meadows.
Dozens of ticketholders have been lined up lengthy earlier than Italian Jasmine Paolini kicked off the motion at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) in opposition to Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec at Louis Armstrong Stadium, whereas Czech Jiri Lehecka confronted Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta out on the Grandstand.
Highest-ranked American lady Jessica Pegula will play the primary match on the showpiece Arthur Ashe Stadium at in opposition to Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse. The 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev was on account of play within the second match in opposition to France’s Hugo Gaston.
Company piled into Flushing Meadows below sunny skies with temperatures hovering round 75 levels Fahrenheit, because the match entered its second 12 months in a 15-day format with the primary spherical performed over three days.
Organisers added an additional day to the schedule in 2025 following years of runaway demand for tickets and U.S. Tennis Affiliation chief government Craig Tiley mentioned that the $108 million purse, the most important in tennis historical past, was geared toward giving gamers a justifiable share of the income.
The 24-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will kick off the evening session on Ashe in opposition to Argentine Mariano Navone.
With world primary Jannik Sinner out of the match and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz coming to New York after an extended harm layoff, this 12 months presents a main likelihood for the 39-year-old Serb so as to add yet another main trophy to his haul.Â
The 46-year-old Venus Williams will shut out the evening session in opposition to fellow American wildcard Sofia Kenin.