Overview

• Top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner opens against Vit Kopriva in the top half, with a potential quarter-final against No. 5 seed Jack Draper and a projected final only against Carlos Alcaraz.
• Carlos Alcaraz leads the bottom half and starts against big-serving Reilly Opelka on Monday, with his quarter featuring Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud and a possible semi-final against Novak Djokovic.
• Novak Djokovic begins against Learner Tien on Sunday and, after skipping Toronto and Cincinnati singles, faces match-sharpness questions as he pursues a record 25th major; he briefly returned in New York’s mixed doubles earlier this week.
• Sinner’s Cincinnati illness that forced a retirement has been downplayed by coach Darren Cahill, who says the world No. 1 is recovering and expected to be ready for his title defense.
• On the women’s side, No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka frames her title defense around ‘tough lessons’ from recent finals, with in-form Iga Swiatek seen as a leading threat after wins at Wimbledon and Cincinnati.