LEARNING

No.1 seed Karolina Pliskova will be first up on Arthur Ashe against an opponent she has never faced before, Anhelina Kalinina.

The last time that 2018 champion Naomi Osaka, the No.4 seed, faced a fellow Japanese player was in 2017, when she lost Karumi Nara in Tokyo. She had only just broken the Top 50 at that point.

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Osaka, who reached the final of Cincinnati last week before pulling out with a left hamstring injury, is one of two former champions in action on Monday: Angelique Kerber (2016) is the other. Sloane Stephens (2017), Serena Williams (on six occasions) and Kim Clijsters (on three occasions) are also in the draw.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who is seeded No.6, is seeking her first major title on hard court. She faces Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round.

No.17 seed Kerber has defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in Grand Slam play before, winning their only previous meeting in Roland Garros.

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Jennifer Brady, the No.28 seed, is one of the form players coming into the tournament. The American won in Lexington.

Magda Linette, Elena Rybakina and Pliskova are the other players in this half of the draw to win WTA Tour events in 2020.

No.8 seed Petra Martic holds a 5-7 record in New York but made a breakthrough in 2019, when she reached the fourth round for the first time only to lose to Serena.

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ORDER OF PLAY

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READING

Can Venus Williams challenge for another US Open title at the age of 40? Jonathon Braden on the US Open's official website takes a look.

Martina Navrativola has tipped Naomi Osaka for a run at Flushing Meadows.

Eight players will make their Grand Slam main draw debut this week. Alex Macpherson takes a closer look.

The experts at Tennis.com have taken a look at dark horses who could potentially go all the way in New York.

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