US Open Sunday Match Schedule Highlights Four British Competitors and Djokovic's Appearance

Here is a comprehensive rundown of the singles match schedule for the opening day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York. All times are listed in British Summer Time (BST), seeded players are shown in brackets, and any British athletes appear in bold type for easy identification. **Afternoon Session (starting at 5:00 pm BST)** - Seeded third‑seed Jessica Pegula of the United States faces Romania's Elena‑Gabriela Ruse.

- In the next bout, world No. 7 Daniil Medvedev takes on France's promising youngster Hugo Gaston.

**Evening Session (kicking off at midnight BST)** - Argentine challenger Mariano Navone meets the defending champion and fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia. - A classic showdown pits American legend Venus Williams against fellow U.S. player Sofia Kenin. **Mid‑Afternoon Slot (4:00 pm BST)** - Italy’s 19th seed Jasmine Paolini battles Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec.

- Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong goes head‑to‑head with the 20th‑seeded American Tommy Paul. **Late‑Night Block (again from midnight BST)** - Australian rising star Talia Gibson squares off with Argentina’s Solana Sierra. - Kazakhstan’s 15th seed Alexander Bublik challenges U.S. competitor JJ Wolf.

**Further 4:00 pm Matches** - Czech Republic’s 18th seed Jiri Lehecka meets Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. - Ukraine’s 11th seed Marta Kostyuk plays against Australia’s Storm Hunter. - Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic faces Canada’s Denis Shapovalov.

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- The Sky Sports mobile application, which delivers news alerts, video content and more on the go. **Late Evening (not before 10:00 pm BST)** - The 26th seed Emma Navarro of the United States takes on France’s Lois Boisson.

**Other Notable Pairings** - Talia Gibson (AUS) versus Croatia’s Donna Vekic. - Frenchman Luca Van Assche faces 29th‑seeded Briton Cameron Norrie. - Carol Young‑Suh Lee of the United States meets Britain’s Katie Boulter. - Spain’s Martin Landaluce battles Britain’s Jacob Fearnley.

**Additional 4:00 pm Matchups** - Mexico’s Renata Zarazua plays Polina Iatcenko. - Colombia’s Emiliana Arango meets China’s Xinyu Wang. - Argentine contender Thiago Agustin Tirante goes up against France’s Adrian Mannarino. - The 27th seed from Argentina, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, faces Czech player Vit Kopriva.

**Further Afternoon Action** - Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro challenges 26th‑seeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. - Italy’s Lucrezia Stefanini meets Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska. - Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic plays Japan’s Rei Sakamoto.

- Australian Kimberly Birrell faces Croatia’s Petra Marcinko. **More 4:00 pm Contests** - Croatia’s Dino Prizmic versus Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Shevchenko. - Britain’s Toby Samuel takes on the Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac.

- China’s Yibing Wu meets Australia’s Adam Walton. - The United States’ Elvina Kalieva faces Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee. - American McCartney Kessler challenges 18th‑seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.

- Sebastian Gorzny of the USA plays Belgium’s Raphael Collignon. **Continuing the Day’s Schedule** - Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak versus Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic. - South Africa’s Lloyd Harris meets America’s Jack Kennedy. - Belgium’s Hanne Vandewinkel plays Czech star Karolina Pliskova.

- Australia’s Taylah Preston faces American Alycia Parks. - Spain’s Daniel Merida goes against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.

- Jaume Munar of Spain meets France’s Terence Atmane. - Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova challenges 27th‑seeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova.

- China’s Shuai Zhang plays 31st‑seeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez. - Portugal’s Jaime Faria meets U.S.

player Jenson Brooksby. **Late Night (again not before 10:00 pm BST)** - American Alex Michelsen squares off with Italy’s Federico Cina.

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