Overview

• Main-draw play begins Sunday at Flushing Meadows, with the men’s and women’s singles champions each earning US$5 million.
• Top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, recovering from a recent virus per coach Darren Cahill, opens against Vit Kopriva and sits opposite Carlos Alcaraz in the draw.
• Carlos Alcaraz starts against Reilly Opelka in a loaded bottom half that could route him through Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals and Taylor Fritz in the semis.
• Novak Djokovic, seeded seventh, opens versus Learner Tien as he pursues a record 25th major, with a potential path through Fritz in the quarters and Alcaraz in the semis.
• On the women’s side, No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka begins against Rebeka Masarova with potential tests from Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek, as rising threats Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva add volatility.