Day 2 of the U.S. Open brings the top half of the men’s and women’s singles onto the court in Flushing Meadows.
Jannik Sinner, men’s world No. 1, plays for the first time since the ruling in his doping case was announced, and Carlos Alcaraz, who has won two of this year’s three previous Grand Slams, also gets underway.
Iga Swiatek, the women’s world No. 1 and 2022 champion, also opens her tournament, while Louis Armstrong brings a bumper day and night of matches.
Here’s what to watch, on the three show courts and around the grounds.
Start time: Noon ET, 9 a.m. PT
TV: ESPN, Tennis Channel
Iga Swiatek, the women’s world No. 1, enters the U.S. Open after winning bronze at the Olympics and begins her quest for her second major of 2024. Swiatek won the U.S. Open in 2022, and her opponent, Kamilla Rakhimova, is ranked 79th in the world. Her best result at the U.S. Open was a third-round exit in 2021.
Jannik Sinner (1) vs. Mackenzie McDonald
The men’s world No. 1 comes to New York under serious pressure. This is the first match for Sinner since he received an anti-doping sanction, after twice testing positive for clostebol, a banned substance, in March.
He was stripped of his ranking points, prize money and results from Indian Wells in March. Sinner, who in his public…
