| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September |
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The prospect of the fascinating rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz continuing in another Grand Slam final will be one of the key themes when the US Open begins in New York on Monday.
Serbia’s Djokovic, 36, and Spain’s Alcaraz, 20, might be at the opposite ends of their careers but the pair are side-by-side as the world’s two best men’s players.
Few are looking beyond the joint favourites to win the men’s singles at Flushing Meadows, where Djokovic is aiming for a record-equalling 24th major singles title and Alcaraz tries to defend the crown he won last year.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek remains the woman to beat as the world number one tries to repeat her first-time victory at the hard-court major.
Over the 22-year-old’s shoulder in the rankings are a host of proven and in-form talents, led by Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and home players Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
Djokovic, Swiatek and Gauff are the star attractions when the tournament starts on Monday, while qualifier Lily Miyazaki is the only British player in action on day one.
| Arthur Ashe Stadium | Louis Armstrong Stadium |
| Day session (from 17:00 BST): | Day session (from 16:00 BST): |
| Iga Swiatek (Pol) [1] v Rebecca Peterson (Swe) | Victoria Azarenka [18] v Fiona Ferro (Fra) |
| Learner Tien (US) v Frances Tiafoe (US) [10] | Sloane Stephens (US) v Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) [19] |
| Steve Johnson (US) v Taylor Fritz (US) [9] | |
| Night session (from 00:00 BST, Tuesday): | Night session (from 00:00 BST, Tuesday): |
| Laura Siegemund (Ger) v Coco Gauff (US) [6] | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) [7] v Milos Raonic (Can) |
| Alexandre Muller (Fra) v Novak Djokovic (Srb) [2] | Tatiana Prozorova v Caroline Wozniacki (Den) |
Going into the final Grand Slam event of the year, BBC Sport runs through the major talking points in New York.
Can anyone stop Alcaraz and Djokovic?
Such has been the quality of Alcaraz and Djokovic over the past 12 months, few pre-tournament predictions are veering away from these two players contesting the men’s final in New York.
The pair hold all four major titles, helping to create a gulf between them and the rest in the ATP rankings.
Djokovic, back at the US Open after missing last year’s tournament because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19,…
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