Overview

• Play runs Aug. 24–Sept. 7 in New York, and Alcaraz can reclaim world No. 1 by winning because he defends only 50 points from last year.
• The second seed opens against big-serving Reilly Opelka and could face Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round and Ben Shelton in the quarters before a projected semifinal with Novak Djokovic.
• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner begins against Vit Kopriva on the opposite half, keeping any showdown with Alcaraz for the final.
• Novak Djokovic, chasing a 25th major, starts against 19-year-old American Learner Tien and shares the bottom half with Alcaraz.
• Venus Williams received a wildcard and drew Karolina Muchova, Argentine first-rounders include Ugo Carabelli vs Tomás Etcheverry and Francisco Cerúndolo vs Matteo Arnaldi, and outlets report a record $90 million purse with $5 million to the singles champions.