- American stars clash in second round at Arthur Ashe Stadium
- Evans overcomes Giron and rain delays to make third round
- Djokovic tunes out crowd to move past Rune into round two
- Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him
Thursday’s order of play is hot off the presses. Here’s what’s on tap for the biggest courts:
Hello and welcome to soggy Flushing Meadows for tonight’s all-American showdown between Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff. Soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida have wiped out play on the outer courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the time being, but we’re safely under the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium for a second-round cracker that will pit the 2017 US Open champion against the youngest player (and highest-ranked American) remaining in the women’s draw.
It’s been four years since Stephens’ stunning run to the championship in Queens, when she became the fifth unseeded woman in the Open era to win a grand slam singles title only 69 days after her return from an 11-month injury layoff and six weeks after her ranking dropped all the way to 957th in the world. The 28-year-old battled inconsistency over the past year, reaching the third round at Roland Garros and Wimbledon but dropping to 66th in the rankings from her career peak of No 3 in 2018.
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