Novak Djokovic will launch his offer to complete the grand slam calendar in the US Open against the qualification, but the road becomes much more difficult with the potential clash against Matteo Berretti and Alexander Zverev.
French runners-up and the third seed Stefanos Tsitipas will take the former Champion Andy Murray in choosing the first round match.
Murray is now ranked 114th in the world because he has struggled to regain full fitness after undergoing hip reporting operations in 2019.
In the women’s lottery held on Thursday in New York, Bibit Ash Barty opened his campaign against Russia Vera Zvonareva Defending our open Champion Naomi Osaka will face Marie Bouzkova.
Danil Medvedev’s second seed will launch his offer to win his first big title against French Veteran Richard Gasquet.
Zverev, which could be the opponent of the Djokovic semifinals, has become a form of players who came to the meadow of flushing, after disturbing Serbia on the way to a single gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and then rolled into victory at ATP Masters 1000 of the events in Cincinnati.
Last year Zverev was rejected by a first major in the US Open after being beaten in the final by Dominic Thiem, who could not defend his title due to an wrist injury.
The main draw at the US Open began on Monday, with a tournament held with fans this year after taking place in a safe bubble last year due to Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s tournament has witnessed several high profile withdrawals, with Thiem joining between Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.