US Open

Second seed Daniil Medvedev came through in straight sets against Germany’s Dominik Koepfer at Flushing Meadows

Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat Danish qualifier Holger Rune at the US Open and move a step closer to the grand slam

Fourth seed Karolina Pliskova opened her US Open challenge with a straight-sets victory over the American teenager Caty McNally

Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys in a repeat of the 2017 US Open final as Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza also survived tough openers

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a huge scare in the opening round of the US Open to see off Andy Murray in five sets

Running the rule over the top women’s seeds at the US Open, where defending champion Naomi Osaka will be bidding for a third title

Breaking down the top seeds in the men’s draw at this year’s US Open, where Novak Djokovic will be aiming to complete the grand slam

Novak Djokovic and Ash Barty have been handed tough draws in New York, where the Serb is aiming to clinch the grand slam

Serena and Venus Williams will be absent in New York, while Sofia Kenin has withdrawn after a positive Covid test