Afternoon Action includes Coco Gauff, Keys-Stephens and Murray-Tsitsipas
Djokovic Kicks off Drive for Grand Slam Tuesday Night
Day One on ESPN+: Halep, Azarenka, Rublev, Dimitrov, Collins and Much More
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Opening day at the US Open will be capped by twin doubleheaders on Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 30. On Arthur Ashe Stadium, No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka faces Marie Bouzkova followed by No. 2 Danill Medvedev playing Richard Gasquet. Before the first match gets underway, the festivities will start with an Opening Ceremony celebrating Broadway’s comeback with a Moulin Rouge! The Musical performance. Meanwhile, on Louis Armstrong Stadium, No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka squares off against Nina Stojanovic and No. 18 Roberto Batista Agut will take on Nick Kyrgios.
Earlier in the day on ESPN (starting at noon), top matches include 17-year-old American No. 21 Coco Gauff vs. Magda Linette (third match on Armstrong), a rematch of the 2017 US Open Championship when unseeded Americans Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens (who won that title) square off (noon on Ashe), and No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. 2012 US Open winner Andy Murray (second on Ashe).
A number of notable names will play on ESPN+, starting at 11 a.m. Key players in action include a pair of two-time Major champions – No. 12 Simona Halep (vs. Camila Georgi, first on Grandstand) and No. 18 Victoria Azarenka (vs. Tereza Martincova, fourth on Grandstand), No. 5 Andrey Rublev (vs. 42-year-old, 6’11” Ivo Karlovic who has announced he is likely to retire after this event, second on Grandstand), No. 15 Grigor Dimitrov (vs. 22-year-old Californian Sam Riffice, third on Court 5) plus American No. 26 Danielle Collins, a 27-year-old from Florida who twice won the NCAA championship while at the University of Virginia (vs. Carla Saurez Navarro, second on Court 5).
On Tuesday night, No. 1 Novak Djokovic will commence his pursuit of winning seven matches to secure his record-breaking 21st Major championship and to complete the Grand Slam in a calendar year. The feat has not been accomplished by a man in 52 years, since Rod Laver in 1969. The Serb’s first-round opponent is Holger Rune of Denmark.
Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Mon, Aug 30 – Wed, Sep 8 | 11 a.m. | US Open – up to 16 courts | ESPN+, ESPN3 |
| Sep 9 – 12 | Noon | US Open – 12 courts in action | ESPN+, ESPN3
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| Mon, Aug 30 | 11 a.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN Deportes |
| Noon | US Open First Round | ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – First Round | ESPN2 | |
| Tue, Aug 31 | 11 a.m. | US Open First Round | ESPN Deportes |
| Noon | US Open First Round | ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – First Round | ESPN
ESPN Deportes |
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| Wed, Sep 1 | 11 a.m. | US Open Second Round | ESPN Deportes |
| Noon | US Open Second Round | ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | US Open Second Round | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM – Second Round | ESPN2
ESPN Deportes |
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