U.S. Open first day schedule, matchups with Venus Williams as wild card

The U.S. Open promises another tournament of action, fashion and Honey Deuces. The competition opens for its first day of tennis on Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Back-to-back women's champion Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev are the top seeds of the

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The U.S. Open promises another tournament of action, fashion and Honey Deuces.

The competition opens for its first day of tennis on Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Back-to-back women's champion Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev are the top seeds of the women's and men's singles draw.

Last year's men's champion, Carlos Alcaraz, already spent time on the courts this week when he appeared in the mixed doubles competition with Serena Williams. They made it to the quarterfinals. Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik won the competition. It was the first major win for both of them.

Williams' sister, Venus, will be playing as a wild card in this year's U.S. Open. She won the competition twice, in 2000 and 2001.

This tournament, her journey starts against fellow American Sofia Kenin in primetime at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

There are nine teenagers competing in this year's tournament, including 16-year-old Kristina Liutova. She won the Memphis Classic earlier this month.

Here is the schedule for the first day of the U.S. Open:

U.S. Open women's singles schedule for Sunday, Aug. 30

All times Eastern.

11 a.m. - Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Barbora Krejcikova - Stadium 17
11 a.m. - Renata Zarazua vs. Polina Iatcenko - Court 6
11 a.m. - Talia Gibson vs. Donna Vekić - Court 5
11 a.m. - Jasmine Paolini vs. Veronika Erjavec - Louis Armstrong Stadium
12 p.m. - Jessica Pegula vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse - Arthur Ashe Stadium
12:30 p.m. - Jessica Pegula vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse - Stadium 17
12:30 p.m. - Emiliana Arango vs. Xinyu Wang - Court 6
1 p.m. - Marta Kostyuk vs. Storm Hunter - Grandstand
1 p.m. - Lanlana Tararudee vs. Elvina Kalieva - Court 11
1 p.m. - Dayana Yastremska vs. Lucrezia Stefanini - Court 7
2:30 p.m. - McCartney Kessler vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova - Court 11
2:30 p.m. - Carol Young Suh Lee vs. Katie Boulter - Court 5
3 p.m. - Hanne Vandewinkel vs. Karolína Plíšková - Court 12
4:30 p.m. - Taylah Preston vs. Alycia Parks - Court 12
4:30 p.m. - Kimberly Birrell vs. Petra Marčinko - Court 7
5 p.m. - Emma Navarro vs. Loïs Boisson - Grandstand
7 p.m. - Elina Svitolina vs. Solana Sierra - Louis Armstrong Stadium
9 p.m. - Venus Williams vs. Sofia Kenin - Arthur Ashe Stadium

U.S. Open men's singles schedule for Sunday, Aug. 30

All times Eastern.

11 a.m. - Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Jiri Lehecka - Grandstand
11 a.m. - Dino Prizmic vs. Aleksandr Shevchenko - Court 10
11 a.m. - Yibing Wu vs. Adam Walton - Court 11
11 a.m. - Daniel Merida Aguilar vs. Marton Fucsovics - Court 13
11 a.m. - Kamil Majchrzak vs. Hamad Medjedovic - Court 12
11 a.m. - Sho Shimabukuro vs. Arthur Rinderknech - Court 7
12:30 p.m. - Coleman Wong vs. Tommy Paul - Louis Armstrong Stadium
12:30 p.m. - Cameron Norrie vs. Luca Van Assche - Court 5
1 p.m. - Lloyd Harris vs. Jack Kennedy - Court 12
1 p.m. - Toby Samuel vs. Tomas Machac - Court 10
1 p.m. - Jaume Munar vs. Terence Atmane - Court 13
1:30 p.m. - Daniil Medvedev vs. Hugo Gaston - Arthur Ashe Stadium
2 p.m. - Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Adrian Mannarino - Court 6
2 p.m. - Jaime Faria vs. Jenson Brooksby - Stadium 17
2:30 p.m. - Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Denis Shapovalov - Grandstand
2:30 p.m. - Aleksandar Vukic vs. Rei Sakamoto - Court 7
4 p.m. - Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Vit Kopriva - Court 6
4 p.m. - Martin Landaluce vs. Jacob Fearnley - Court 5
4 p.m. - Sebastian Gorzny vs. Raphael Collignon - Court 11
5 p.m. - Alex Michelsen vs. Federico Cina - Stadium 17
7 p.m. - Novak Djokovic vs. Mariano Navone - Arthur Ashe Stadium
8:30 p.m. - J.J. Wolf vs. Alexander Bublik - Louis Armstrong Stadium

How to watch U.S. Open

The U.S. Open will air on ESPN and its network of channels with select matches on ABC.

When: August 30 to September 13
TV: ESPN, ABC
Streaming: ESPN+

Watch the US Open on Fubo

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