New York (AFP)
It is the turn of Flushing Meadows queen Serena Williams to enter the running on Tuesday for the second day of the US Open in New York, and last year's finalist Daniil Medvedev.
Serena (8th world) will begin the quest for her 24th major title (to equal Margaret Court's record) in the afternoon on Arthur-Ashe court against her American compatriot Kristie Ahn (96th).
Her sister Venus (67th) will play her first round at the start of the night session against the Czech Karolina Muchova (26th), before Medvedev's return to this monumental court where he delivered last year an anthology final against Rafael Nadal.
This time, to start, the Russian (5th) will face the Argentinian Federico Delbonis (79th).
On the Louis-Armstrong court, the Spanish Garbine Muguruza (16th), finalist of the Australian Open at the start of the year, will play her first match against the Japanese Nao Hibino (78th) before the American Sofia Kenin ( 4th), winner in Melbourne, does not start her US Open against the Belgian Yanina Wickmayer (146th).
Between these two women's matches, one of Djokovic's main opponents in the title race, the Austrian Dominic Thiem (3rd), will have faced the Spaniard Jaume Munar (105th).
In addition, seven French people will start on Tuesday: Alizé Cornet (56th), Océane Dodin (115th), Corentin Moutet (77th), Richard Gasquet (51st), Grégoire Barrère (93rd), Ugo Humbert (42nd), and Jérémy Chardy (60th) who will have a lot to face Andrey Rublev (14th).
Program of the main matches on Tuesday of the 2nd day (1st round):
Court Arthur-Ashe
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12:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. French) Andy Murray (GBR) - Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
Kristie Ahn (USA) - Serena Williams (USA / seed N.3)
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7:00 p.m. (Wednesday 1:00 a.m.) Karolina Muchova (CZE / N.20) - Venus Williams (USA)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) - Daniil Medvedev (RUS / N.3)
Court Louis-Armstrong
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11:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m.) Nao Hibino (JPN) - Garbine Muguruza (ESP / N.10)
Jaume Munar (ESP) - Dominic Thiem (AUT / N.2)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - Sofia Kenin (USA / N.2)
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Not before 5:00 p.m. (11:00 p.m.) Madison Keyes (USA / N.7) - Timea Babos (HUN)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL / N.14) - Tommy Paul (USA)
Short 17
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11:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m.) Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) - Amanda Anisimova (USA / N.22)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN / N.15) - Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - Milos Raonic (CAN / N.25)
Sloane Stephens (USA / N.26) - Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROM)
Matteo Berrettini (ITA / N.6) - Go Soeda (JPN)
Short 4
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2nd match: Lauren Davis (USA) - Alizé Cornet (FRA)
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3rd match: Corentin Moutet (FRA) - Jiri Vesely (CZE)
Short 6
4th match: Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Short 7
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4th match: Aryna Sabalenka (BLR / N.5) - Océane Dodin (FRA)
Short 11
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2nd match: Jérémy Chardy (FRA) - Andrey Rublev (RUS / N.10)
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3rd match: Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP / N.8) - Tennys Sandgren (USA)
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5th game: Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
Short 12
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2nd match: Taro Daniel (JPN) - Grégoire Barrère (FRA)
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5th game: Yuichi Sugita (JPN) - Ugo Humbert (FRA)
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