US Open: Friday's Order of Play as Brits Raducanu and Norrie back on court
skysports - 8/29/2025 6:19:06 AM - GMT (+2 )

Emma Raducanu meets Elena Rybakina in a blockbuster clash in the third round of the US Open on Friday, with Cameron Norrie taking on Novak Djokovic overnight.

Raducanu, famously a champion at Flushing Meadows in 2021, takes on Rybakina at Louis Armstrong Stadium, live on Sky Sports Tennis at 4pm.

Raducanu swept aside qualifier Janice Tjen to reach the third round having already handily beaten another qualifier, Ena Shibahara. Next, she will have a significant test against a former Wimbledon champion in Rybakina.

Emma Raducanu's projected US Open draw


R1 - bt Shibahara 6-1 6-2

R2 - bt Tjen 6-2 6-1

R3 - Rybakina

R4 - Paolini/Vondrousova

QF - Sabalenka/Fernandez

SF - Pegula/Andreeva

F - Swiatek/Gauff/Anisimova

At midnight at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Britain's Cameron Norrie will face Novak Djokovic, who is seeking to make more history at the US Open this year as he hunts a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Spanish star, and No 2 seed this year, Carlos Alcaraz will be in action against Luciano Darderi from 4.30pm at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka will play Canadian hope Leylah Fernandez at midnight at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Following that, America's Taylor Fritz, a finalist last year, meets Switzerland's Jerome Kym.

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Order of Play (all times UK - British players in bold)

Arthur Ashe Stadium

4.30pm

Luciano Darderi (Ita) vs (2) Carlos Alcaraz (Esp)

(4) Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Victoria Azarenka

12am

(7) Novak Djokovic (Srb) vs (3) Cameron Norrie (Gbr)

Taylor Townsend (USA) vs (5) Mirra Andreeva

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Louis Armstrong Stadium

4pm

(9) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) vs Emma Raducanu (Gbr)

(6) Ben Shelton (USA) vs Adrian Mannarino (Fra)

12am

(1) Aryna Sabalenka vs Leylah Fernandez (Can)

Jerome Kym (Sui) vs Taylor Fritz (USA)

Grandstand

4pm

(20) Jiri Lehecka (Cze) vs Raphael Collignon (Bel)

Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) vs (7) Jasmine Paolini (Ita)

(17) Francis Tiafoe (USA) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger)

(10) Emma Navarro (USA) vs Barbora Krejcikova (Cze)

Stadium 17

4pm

Benjamin Bonzi (Fra) vs Arthur Rinderknech (Fra)

(19) Elise Mertens (Bel) vs Cristina Bucsa (Esp)

Priscilla Hon (Aus) vs Ann Li (USA)

Ugo Blanchet (Fra) vs (21) Tomas Machac (Cze)

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