New York (AFP)

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will have the honor of the night session on Arthur-Ashe Court on Wednesday for his second round of the US Open.

Serena Williams, the public favorite, will come back to finish the evening after her demonstration of the first round against Sharapova on this huge court.

Djokovic will face Argentina's Juan Ignacio Londero, while Serena Williams will face compatriot Catherine McNally.

Roger Federer will also play his second round on Arthur-Ashe in the afternoon against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.

The world No.2 Ashleigh Barty will be programmed at the beginning of the "night session" on the Louis Armstrong court where she will face Lauren Davis in front of her audience.

On the French side, Jérémy Chardy will play against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka on the Grandstand, while Kristina Mladenovic and Fiona Ferro will play on court 10 at the opening of the program.

Lucas Pouille will face British Daniel Evans in the second match on court 13, where Grégoire Barrere will challenge the Belgian David Goffin at the end of the program.

The program of the French and the main courts during the third day:

. Court Arthur-Ashe

From noon (6 pm French time)

Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) - Karolina Pliskova (CZE / seeded N.3)

Roger Federer (SUI / 3) - Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

From 19h00 (01h00 Thursday in France)

Novak Djokovic (SRB / 1) - Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG)

Serena Williams (USA / 8) - Catherine McNally (USA)

. Court Louis-Armstrong

From 11h00 (17h00 French)

Bradley Klahn (USA) - Kei Nishikori (JPN / 7)

Elina Svitolina (UKR / 5) - Venus Williams (USA)

Lin Zhu (CHN) - Madison Keys (USA / 10)

From 19h00 (01h00 Thursday in France)

Lauren Davis (USA) - Ashleigh Barty (AUS / 2)

Borna Coric (CRO / 12) - Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

. Grandstand

From 11h00 (17h00 French)

Johanna Konta (GBR / 16) - Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)

Hugo Dellien (BOL) - Daniil Medvedev (RUS / 5)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI / 23) - Jérémy Chardy (FRA)

Sofia Kenin (USA / 20) - Laura Siegemund (GER)

. Short 10

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) - Fiona Ferro (FRA)

. Short 13

Daniel Evans (GBR) - Lucas Pouille (FRA / 25)

GREGOIRE Barrere (FRA) - David Goffin (BEL / 15)

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