US Open 2024: Today’s order of play

Everything you need to know about the final grand slam of the year

Home favourite Jessica Pegula staged an incredible comeback to set up an enticing women’s final against world number two Aryna Sabalenka. 
Sabalenka is the first women’s player since Serena Williams in 2019 to reach back-to-back singles final at Flushing Meadows.
The Belarusian is the hot favourite to go one better this year after dismissing home favourite Emma Navarro in the first semi-final.
Arthur Ashe Stadium5pm BST start (12pm ET)M. Purcell [7] & J. Thompson [7] vs K. Kraweitz [10] & T. Puetz [10]
Not before 8pm BST (3pm ET)J. Pegula [6] vs A. Sabalenka [2]
Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights to show the US Open live from Flushing Meadows.
Gigi Salmon is presenting the coverage alongside the likes of Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Martina Navratilova, Marion Bartoli, Karthi Gnanasegaram, Feliciano Lopez, Naomi Cavaday and Jonathan Overend.
ESPN have the broadcasting rights to show the tournament.
The US Open started on Monday, August 26, and finishes on Sunday, September 8.
The women’s final takes place on Saturday, September 7 at 9pm UK time. The men’s final is the following day, at 7pm UK time.
The home of the US Open is the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
The US Open total prize pool is $75 million (£58.3m), up 15 per cent on 2023. 
The men’s and women’s singles champions will each take home £2.8m and the runners-up will earn £1.4m.
Prize money for progression through the earlier rounds is as follows: first round (£77,813); second round (£108,937); third round (£167,296); round of 16 (£252,890); quarter-finals (£412,405); semi-finals (£778,123).
Emma Raducanu was knocked out by Sofia Kenin in a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 first-round defeat on the Grandstand court.
It looked like it could be a short outing as Kenin rattled through the first set, but Raducanu made a match of it by sending it to three sets.
A poor service game midway through the decider proved costly as the former champion headed home.
Having played just one tournament since Wimbledon and skipping the Olympics to focus on her preparation for the US Open, she will be desperately disappointed to fall at the first hurdle and questions remain over the direction of her career.
Last year, Novak Djokovic equalled Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles with a brilliant performance over Daniil Medvedev. But the defending champion’s quest for a 25th grand slam singles title was ended on Saturday night by Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. 
In the women’s final, Coco Gauff stormed back from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and claim her first grand slam title but was thwarted this year in the fourth round by her compatriot Emma Navarro. 
Men’s winner
Women’s winner