Key events
Preamble
The third round gets under way today in New York, pitting seeded players against each other for the first time. The draw is about to really take shape, and there are some intriguing matches coming up. Here’s the order of play this afternoon.
Arthur Ashe Stadium (from 11.30am local/4.30pm BST)
(3) Jessica Pegula v Leylah Fernandez (31)
Yibing Wu v Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Night session: Venus/Serena v Chan/Joint, Shelton v Shaparov
Louis Armstrong Stadium (from 11am/4pm)
(1) Aryna Sabalenka v Kamilla Rakhimova
(15) Alexander Bublik v Tommy Paul (20)
Night session: Vacharot v Tiafoe, Svitolina v Kalinskaya
Grandstand (from 11am/4pm)
(11) Marta Kostyuk v Ekaterina Alexandrova (18)
(7) Daniil Medvedev v Arthur Rinderknech (26)
(26) Emma Navarro v Karolina Muchova (7)
(18) Jiri Lehecka v Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stadium 17 (from 11am/4pm)
(19) Jasmine Paolini v Sorena Cirstea (16)
Taylor Townsend v Diana Shnaider (15)
(29) Ann Li v Linda Noskova (6)
Alex Michelsen v Daniel Merida