Here is a comprehensive rundown of the Thursday match programme at the US Open, held at the iconic Flushing Meadows complex in New York City. All listed times are given in British Summer Time (BST) and the seedings appear in brackets; British competitors are highlighted in bold for easy reference.
**Afternoon Sessions (starting at 4:30 pm BST)** - The third‑seeded American Jessica Pegula will open the day against Canada’s 31st seed Leylah Fernandez. In the same time slot, Chinese hopeful Yibing Wu faces the world‑number‑two, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, who is entering the tournament as the second seed.
**Evening Action (beginning at midnight BST)** - The legendary Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, will team up for a doubles encounter against the Taiwanese pair of Hao‑Ching Chan and Maya Joint, seeded 14th. Later, the eighth‑seeded American Ben Sutton will take on Canada’s Denis Shapovalov. **Mid‑Afternoon Block (from 4:00 pm BST)** - Top‑seed Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus meets Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova.
The 15th‑seeded Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik squares off with the 20th‑seeded American Tommy Paul. In another match, Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot (seed 22) challenges the 11th‑seeded American Frances Tiafoe. The ninth‑seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina will later battle Anna Kalinskaya, the 21st seed from Russia. **Further Afternoon Action (also from 4:00 pm BST)** - Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk (seed 11) plays against the 18th‑seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Meanwhile, the seventh‑seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev meets France’s 26th seed Arthur Rinderknech. In the women’s draw, the seventh‑seeded Czech Karolina Muchova faces the 26th‑seeded American Emma Navarro. **Late‑Night Slot (not before 10:00 pm BST)** - Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka (seed 18) will take on Greece’s top‑ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas. **Streaming and Media Information** - Fans can watch the US Open without a contract by streaming through the NOW platform, which offers live video on both television sets and computers.
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**Additional Matches Scheduled for Thursday** - Italy’s 19th seed Jasmine Paolini will face Romania’s 16th seed Sorana Cîrstea. - American Taylor Townsend meets the 15th‑seeded Russian Diana Shnaider in a match that will not start before 6:00 pm BST. Later, the 29th‑seeded American Ann Li plays against the sixth‑seeded Czech Linda Nosková. - At 9:30 pm BST, American Alex Michelsen will compete against Spain’s Daniel Merida.
- In the mixed doubles arena, Chilean pair Alexa Guarachi and Mayar Sherif take on the third‑seeded Kazakhstani duo Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krušič. German team Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz face the Portuguese pair Jaime Faria and Adam Walton.
- The Australian pairing Daria Kasatkina and Yulia Starodubtseva will meet Hong Kong’s Eudice Chong and Zhaoxuan Yang. The fourth‑seeded Taiwanese team of Su‑Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko will play against Croatia’s Darija Jurić Schreiber and Antonia Ružić. - Portuguese‑Brazilian duo Nuno Borges and Rinky Hijikata face American team Robert Cash and Alexander Erler.
The 12th‑seeded Monaco pair Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger‑Vasselin will meet Swiss pair Jakub Paul and Matej Vogel. - Swiss pair Simona Waltert and Viktorija Golubic play against the sixth‑seeded Spanish team Cristina Bucșa and Nicole Melichar‑Martínez. American duo Martin Damm and Mackenzie McDonald will face the British team Jan Choinski and Alexander Donski.
- Brazilian team Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos meet the American pair Brandon Carpico and Nikita Samuel Filin. Monaco’s Romain Arneodo partners with France’s Adrian Mannarino against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi and Jan‑Lennard Struff. The American‑Hungarian duo Asia Muhammad and Fanny Stollar will play against Alycia Parks and Iryna Shymanovich.
- Ukrainian‑Belgian team Daria Snigur and Hanne Vandewinkel takes on the Belgian pair Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider. - Dutch pair Sander Arends and David Pel meet India’s N. Sriram Balaji and Evan King.
The seventh‑seeded Chinese pair Xinyu Jiang and Shuai Zhang will play against the American team Sofia Kenin and Anastasia Potapova. Czech pair Petr Nouza and Neil Oberleitner face Peru’s Ignacio Buse and Marco Trungelliti.
- Argentine‑German combination Constantin Frantzen and Robin Haase will meet the Argentine duo Maximo González and Andrés Molteni. Finland’s Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten (seed 1) play against Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo. The American‑British team Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury will face Mexico’s Santiago González and Australia’s John‑Patrick Smith. - The 27th‑seeded Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry will meet compatriot Mariano Navone in a match that will not start before 9:00 pm BST.
- American duo Bella Pevne and Sara Shumate face Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Andreja Klepac. The Austrian pair Lucas Miedler and Marc Polmans will take on the American team Brandon Nakashima and Bryce Nakashima. - Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (seed 4) will play French team Quentin Halys and Pierre‑Hugues Herbert. Italian duo Sara Errani and Lilli Tagger meet the American sisters Annika Penickova and Kristina Penickova.
- The American pair Robert Galloway and Andre Göransson will face Dutch veterans Jean‑Julien Rojer and Theodore Winegar. - Czech‑Colombian team Nikola Bartunkova and Camila Osorio (seed 5) will play Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok. Belgian duo Alexander Blockx and Dino Prizmic meet the Belgian pair Sander Gille and Sem Verbeek. The Russian‑Ukrainian match‑up Alina Korneeva and Darja Vidmanova will take on Hungarian players Anna Bondar and Anhelina Kalinina.
- Australian‑Serbian partnership James Duckworth and Miomir Kecmanović will meet the Brazilian‑Australian team Marcelo Melo and John Peers. Croatian pair Petra Marcinko and Oleksandra Oliynykova will play against British duo Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden. German‑Turkish match‑up Tatjana Maria and Zeynep Şenmez faces the Russian‑Japanese pair Ekaterina Alexandrova and Talia Gibson, while Japanese duo Miyu Kato and Fang‑Hsien Wu play the Slovak team Tereza Mihaliková and Olivia Nicholls.
**How to Watch** - The US Open is broadcast live on Sky Sports, and viewers can also stream the action without a contractual commitment via the NOW service or the Sky Sports mobile application. In addition, the Laver Cup will be staged at The O2 in London from 25‑27 September and will be shown on Sky Sports for those who want to continue following top‑level tennis beyond the US Open. Overall, Thursday promises a packed schedule featuring a blend of high‑profile singles clashes, doubles battles, and mixed‑doubles showdowns. Whether you are tracking the progress of rising stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Jiri Lehecka or cheering for established champions such as the Williams sisters and Carlos Alcaraz, there will be plenty of exciting tennis to enjoy throughout the day.