Andy Murray to play Tsisitpas in US Open first round

Former champion Andy Murray will face Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open.

Top seed Novak Djokovic, bidding for a record 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title and a clean sweep of the majors in 2021, starts against a qualifier.

Ashleigh Barty, the women’s world number one, faces Vera Zvonareva, while Britain’s top-ranked woman Johanna Konta plays Kristina Mladenovic.

The final Grand Slam of the season starts in New York on Monday.

Defending women’s champion Naomi Osaka, who is bidding for a third title in four years, is seeded third and has been drawn in the opposite half to Australia’s Barty.

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