Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Reilly Opelka 6:4, 7:5, 6:4, drawing notice for a buzz cut he said resulted from a haircut mishap by his brother.
- Alexander Zverev is slated to open against Alejandro Tabilo in the Arthur Ashe Stadium night session, scheduled as the last match with a start time around 2:10–2:30 a.m. CEST.
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Mackenzie McDonald 3:6, 7:6 (7:4), 6:3, 6:3 to reach round two after coming through qualifying.
- Holger Rune advanced past Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to set up his second-round match with Struff.
- In Germany, every match streams on Sporteurope.tv with an All-Access pass, selected coverage airs on Sky and WOW, and the singles prize pool is a record $90 million with $5 million to the champions.