When is the US Open draw? Confirmed seeds, wildcards, withdrawn players and more
Both World No 1s triumphed against American opponents in last year's singles finals, with Sinner defeating Taylor Fritz and Sabalenka beating Jessica Pegula.
Britain's Jack Draper enjoyed his career-best run at a grand slam by reaching last year's semi-finals, while Emma Raducanu has shown flashes of form on the hard-courts as she returns to the scene of her stunning 2021 title.
As well as Novak Djokovic 's latest bid for a 25th major title and Carlos Alcaraz 's attempt to stop Sinner's winning streak, the return of Venus Williams as a 45-year-old wildcard adds to the storylines ahead of the final grand slam tournament of the year.
In what is usually an unpredictable tournament, teenager Victoria Mboko announced herself as one to watch by winning the Canadian Open title, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will be out to dethrone Sabalenka too. Here's everything you need to know
When is the US Open draw?
The draw for the men's and women's singles will take place on Thursday 21 August. The start time of the draw will be around 5pm BST / 12pm local. It will be available to watch live on the US Open website.
Women's singles
Seeds
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Coco Gauff
3. Iga Swiatek
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Mirra Andreeva
6. Madison Keys
7. Jasmine Paolini
8. Amanda Anisimova
9. Elena Rybakina
10. Emma Navarro
11. Karolína Muchová
12. Elina Svitolina
13. Ekaterina Alexandrova
14. Clara Tauson
15. Daria Kasatkina
16. Belinda Bencic
17. Liudmila Samsonoval
18. Beatriz Haddad Maia
19. Elise Mertens
20. Diana Shnaider
21. Linda Nosková
22. Victoria Mboko
23. Naomi Osaka
24. Veronika Kudermetova
25. Jelena Ostapenko
26. Sofia Kenin
27. Marta Kostyuk
28. Magdalena Frech
29. Anna Kalinskaya
30. Dayana Yastremska
31. Leylah Fernandez
32. McCartney Kessler
Brits in the draw
Emma Raducanu, the 2021 champion, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal will enter the draw as unseeded players.
Wildcards
Alyssa Ahn
Caroline Garcia
Talia Gibson
Valerie Glozman
Caty McNally
Clervie Ngounoue
Julieta Pareja
Venus Williams
Qualifiers
The qualifying tournament has yet to conclude after rain forced many matches to be suspended.
Withdrawn players
Zheng Qinwen (6)
Paula Badosa (10)
Ons Jabeur (71)
Danka Kovinić (95 PR)
Protected ranking
Petra Kvitová (14)
Sorana Cîrstea (37)
Zhu Lin (50)
Anastasija Sevastova (65)
Wang Yafan (71)
Men's singles
Seeds
Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev
Taylor Fritz
Jack Draper
Ben Shelton
Novak Djokovic
Alex de Minaur
Karen Khachanov
Lorenzo Musetti
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Daniil Medvedev
Tommy Paul
Andrey Rublev
Jakub Mensik
Frances Tiafoe
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Francisco Cerúndolo
Jirí Lehecka
Tomás Machác
Ugo Humbert
Alexander Bublik
Flavio Cobolli
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Denis Shapovalov
Alex Michelsen
Tallon Griekspoor
Brandon Nakashima
Gabriel Diallo
Luciano Darderi
Other Brits in the draw
As well as Jack Draper, the fifth seed and 2024 semi-finalist, both Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will take their place in the draw, although as unseeded players.
Wildcards
Nishesh Basavareddy
Darwin Blanch
Tristan Boyer
Stefan Dostanic
Emilio Nava
Valentin Royer
Tristan Schoolkate
Eliot Spizzirri
Qualifiers
The qualifying tournament has yet to conclude after rain forced many matches to be suspended.
Withdrawn players
Arthur Fils (20)
Grigor Dimitrov (21)
Matteo Berrettini (36)
Hubert Hurkacz (41)
Kei Nishikori (71)
Protected ranking
Nick Kyrgios (21)
Sebastian Ofner (74)
Emil Ruusuvuori (83)
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