Tsitsipas,Sakkari, who they play first up in US Open

The tournament remains a thorn in the side of the Greek champion, who has never passed the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Greek fourth seed and Monte Carlo winner Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia in his first match at the US Open on Tuesday.

The tournament remains a thorn in the side of the Greek champion, who has never passed the third round at Flushing Meadows. The 24-year-old Cincinnati runner-up appears rejuvenated following the addition of former Australian world No 8 Mark Philippoussis to his coaching team.

Top seed Daniil Medvedev will open his US Open title defence on Monday against American Stefan Kozlov.

A year after attaining the semifinals of the US Open, No 3 Maria Sakkari of Greece will face Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the women’s singles. A two-time Grand Slam finalist, the 27-year-old hopes to bounce back from a relatively poor season.