Overview

• The top seed and defending champion opens against Vit Kopriva, with possible later tests including Jack Draper in the quarter-finals and Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.
• Carlos Alcaraz begins against Reilly Opelka in a loaded bottom half that could route him through Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz en route to the final.
• A Sinner–Alcaraz meeting is touted as a potential third straight Grand Slam final, with the No. 1 ranking in play as Alcaraz defends 50 points to Sinner’s 2,000.
• Novak Djokovic, seeded seventh, starts versus Learner Tien as he pursues a 25th major title despite questions over recent durability.
• In the women’s draw, top seed Aryna Sabalenka opens against Rebeka Masarova, Iga Swiatek arrives in form after Wimbledon and Cincinnati wins, rising talents like Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva draw attention, and singles champions will earn $5 million each.