2025 US Open draw – Novak Djokovic up against Learner Tien, Victoria Mboko to face Barbora Krejčíková
Of the standout ties of the opening round, there is an enticing matchup ahead for 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic. The reigning Olympic champion meets home hope Learner Tien, who is building a name for himself with four top-10 wins this season and now takes on the seventh seed.
For 2014 US Open champion Marin Čilić, he will face one of the year’s stars-in-the-making in Alexander Bublik, the world no. 24 with three ATP titles in 2025. Elsewhere, Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti faces Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Defending women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka is chasing a first major of the year, and she begins her title defence against world no. 109 Rebeka Masarova of Switzerland. Meanwhile, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu will play a qualifier, to be determined.
Canadian starlet Victoria Mboko comes into the US Open as the Canadian Open champion and a career high of 24, making her main draw debut at Flushing Meadows. She has a mouth-watering matchup against Barbora Krejčíková, Olympic gold medallist and former Wimbledon champion, in round one.
The US Open singles first round begins on Sunday, 24 August and runs over three days across 24-26 August.