US Open draw LIVE: Latest updates as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic learn fate
Novak Djokovic will return to the US Open for the first time since 2021
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Your support makes all the difference.The best tennis players in the world head for Flushing Meadows for the US Open, the final grand slam of the tennis year. Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz are set to be the top seeds with strong fields in both the women’s and men’s draws.
Novak Djokovic is also set to return to New York having missed out on competing last year due to the Covid-19 vaccination policy of the United States, and will hunt a record-extending 24th major title. Home favourite Serena Williams will be absent after bowing out of tennis at last year’s US Open, but sister Venus has been handed a wildcard at the age of 43.
Former British winner Emma Raducanu will be unable to compete through injury, but there is hope for Andy Murray who could recover from a hip injury in time for the first round which starts on 28 August. Every match will be held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Follow the US Open draw live below; Get all the latest US Open men’s odds here and women’s odds here:
US Open Draw Live
Over to the women’s draw now, and Aryna Sabalenka has been drawn in the same quarter as Ons Jabeur.
That could make for a thrilling fourth round clash.
Venus Williams, who has been given a wildcard for the tournament, will play Paula Badosa in the first round.
Badosa is unlikely to be a simple opponent, ranked 46 in the world aged 25, she has briefly been ranked second back in 2022.
US Open Draw Live
Last year’s finalist Casper Ruud will play a qualifier in the first round, as will United States’ Frances Tiafoe.
Number nine seed and sure to be backed by the home crowd Taylor Fritz will play a wildcard in the first round, but is in the same quarter of the draw as Novak Djokovic.
US Open Draw Live
Number one men’s seed Carlos Alcaraz will play Dominik Koepfer, the German 29-year-old ranked 78 in the world.
But if both win their first two matches, his third could be against 33 year old British player Dan Evans, who is ranked number 28, but seeded 26 in the tournament.
US Open Draw Live
Andy Murray will play French tennis player Corentin Moutet in the first round of the US Open.
If he can go through that match, he could have a difficult clash with Grigor Dimitrov - seed number 19 - in the second round.
Cameron Norrie was seeded 16 and will play Alexander Schevchenko, who is ranked number 84 in the world.
US Open Draw Live
Iga Swiatek has three Grand Slam champions in her quarter, including Petra Kvitova and wildcard and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki.
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova will be in the same quarter as Jessica Pegula.
Whereas Carlos Alcaraz could face Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals
US Open Draw Live
Novak Djokovic has been drawn in the same quarter of the draw as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz.
US Open Draw Live
There are 128 players in both the men’s and women’s draws, with the top 32 seeded in each to ensure that the top players are not knocked out early on.
US Open Draw Live
It’s time to find out the draw, we will bring you the news as soon as it comes out to see who the players will be facing in the first round.
US Open Draw Live
The US Open, the final grand slam of the year, begins in New York on Monday.
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