US Open draw LIVE: Latest updates as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic learn fate
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
The draw for the US Open takes place at 5pm BST (12pm in New York)
Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz are the women’s and men’s No.1 seeds
There are 128 players in both draws, with 32 seeded in each to ensure that top players do not meet in the early rounds
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Here is a closer look at when the US Open, how to watch it and all the seeded players due to take part:
When is the US Open and who are the seeded players?
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When it comes to the first round, there are few matches more interesting than the Stefanos Tsitsipas against Milos Raonic clash.
Both players have been grand slam finalists before.
These two Grand Slam finalists will clash in Round 1 pic.twitter.com/0NSHNHzvwW
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2023
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Via AP: Novak Djokovic’s return to the U.S. Open after missing it last year because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19 will come against an opponent who never has played in the tournament, while defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were drawn Thursday into a possible quarterfinal matchup.Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, the 2022 men’s champion at Flushing Meadows, and No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner could meet in the men’s quarterfinals again. That was the round in which Alcaraz’s thrilling five-set victory over rival Sinner last year ended at 2:50 a.m., the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia who has won three of his men’s-record 23 Grand Slam titles in New York, couldn’t enter the tournament a year ago because unvaccinated foreign citizens were barred from flying into the United States. He returned to the country for the first time in two years to play in the hard-court tune-up event in Cincinnati, where he outlasted Alcaraz in a thrilling final last weekend that spanned nearly four hours.In the first round next week, Djokovic will take on Alexandre Muller, a 26-year-old from France who is ranked 85th and will be making his main-draw debut at Flushing Meadows. Muller lost in the opening round of qualifying in 2021 and 2022. He has not had much luck in Grand Slam draws lately, forced to face Alcaraz at Wimbledon and Sinner at the French Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz begins his title defense with a match against Dominik Koepfer😤 pic.twitter.com/DU9GJ6loZ7
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2023
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Iga Swiatek will take on the world number 98 Rebecca Peterson from Sweden in the opening round.
But in the same quarter of the draw, there is one to look out for. Caroline Wozniacki could play against Petra Kvitova in the second round.
The 33-year-old Wozniacki retired in 2020 after a 15-year career including 30 titles, and she has played two US Open finals.
But after having two children, she has returned to the sport and will look to make her mark at the highest level at Flushing Meadows.
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Jessica Pegula could play Elina Svitolina in the third round of the competition, if both win their first two matches.
The women’s draw is far more open than the men’s and there are lots of matches to look forward to, even in the early rounds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Whereas Carlos Alcaraz could face Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals
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A quarterfinal rematch with Jannik Sinner could await Carlos Alcaraz 👀 pic.twitter.com/Hv3B7vYCfd— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2023
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Novak Djokovic has been drawn in the same quarter of the draw as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz.
Novak Djokovic returns to the US Open with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz sharing his quarter. pic.twitter.com/3rdBwHxZIs
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2023
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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.
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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.
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The US Open, the final grand slam of the year, begins in New York on Monday.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the current world number ones, will bid to defend the titles they won last year, but a host of rivals will be out to dethrone them.
Stars seek to dethrone Alcaraz and Swiatek – 10 players to watch at the US Open
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Simona Halep was dropped from the U.S. Open field on Monday because of a provisional doping suspension.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced that Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player, “was automatically withdrawn” when the tournament’s qualifying draw was held.
Halep’s spot in the main draw for the women’s singles tournament in Flushing Meadows went to Taylor Townsend.
Simona Halep dropped from US Open field due to doping suspension
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The return of Djokovic, British hopes, and more, here are some of the talking points ahead of the final grand slam of the year.
5 talking points ahead of the US Open
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Andy Murray had been having his best season since his hip injury so far this year, proving himself in a second-round defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon. But it remains to be seen if he will be fit following an abdominal injury.
Jodie Burrage has been enjoying a breakthrough season and is another player to struggle with injuries during her career, but she has broken into the top 100 and into the main draw.
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Let’s have a closer look at the British interest ahead of the draw at 5pm BST.
Cameron Norrie remains a top 20 player but has lost his last four matches dating back to the first round of Wimbledon, but will have to perform well to match his tournament last year - when he reached the fourth round.
Katie Boulter has made it through to the main draw at a career-high rank of 60 and having reached the third round of Wimbledon earlier this year, but she has yet to win a main draw match at the US Open.
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Hello and welcome to the build up ahead of the US Open draw which will take place at 5pm BST.
Novak Djokovic will be returning having missed out in 2021 due to the United States’ coronavirus policy, but fans will be hoping for a repeat of the thrilling Wimbledon final where he was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz.
Alcaraz won last year’s US Open against Casper Ruud, while Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur to win the women’s title.
The main draw of the US Open starts on Monday 28 August at Flushing Meadows in New York. It will conclude on Sunday 10 September with the men’s singles final, which takes place one day after the women’s decider.
