Raducanu 'feeling good' as four Britons start US Open bids

Britain's Emma Raducanu says she is "feeling good" arsenic she intends for her first US Open triumph since lifting nan 2021 title erstwhile she plays American Sofia Kenin connected Tuesday.

Raducanu, 21, meets chap Grand Slam champion Kenin successful their first-round lucifer astatine astir 23:30 BST (18:30 section time).

Three different Britons - Katie Boulter, Jack Draper and Dan Evans - besides play connected time 2 of nan last awesome tourney of nan 2024 season.

A batch of nan attraction will again attraction connected Raducanu, who stunned nan world by winning nan title successful New York arsenic a teenage qualifier.

A twelvemonth later, Raducanu mislaid successful nan first information arsenic she dealt pinch nan scrutiny which followed her seismic success, and missed past year's tourney aft wrist and ankle operations trim short her season.

She has moved backmost into nan world's apical 75 aft an encouraging tally to nan Wimbledon 4th information successful July, but has only played 1 tourney since, erstwhile she reached nan Washington quarter-finals.

"I emotion this tourney and I had astonishing memories from it. It's a awesome emotion to beryllium backmost and to spot my look connected nan wall and spot sanction connected nan trophy," Raducanu said astir her return to Flushing Meadows.

"I'm still only 21 years aged truthful I still person a batch of years to triumph this title and nan different Slams. I'm emotion good."

British women's number 1 Boulter, seeded 31st, starts against Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich astatine 16:00 BST.

Draper, who is nan British men's number 1 and seeded 25th, takes connected China's Zhang Zhizhen astatine astir 19:00 BST arsenic nan post-Andy Murray era originates successful nan men's singles.

Former world number 1 Murray retired aft nan Olympic Games past month, erstwhile he played alongside Evans successful nan doubles.

Evans, 34, faces Russian Karen Khachanov astatine astir 18:00 BST arsenic he intends to find joyousness successful a difficult year, which has brought wins successful conscionable 4 singles matches connected nan ATP Tour.

A big of large names are besides successful action.

Italian men's world number Jannik Sinner plays for nan first clip since it was revealed he had tested affirmative for a banned substance.

The 23-year-old, who was cleared of responsibility aliases negligence by a tribunal past week, faces American dream Mackenzie McDonald connected Arthur Ashe Stadium astatine astir 19:30 BST.

Poland's Iga Swiatek, who is nan starring women's player, opens up Tuesday's action connected Ashe erstwhile she plays Kamilla Rakhimova astatine 17:00 BST.

In nan nighttime session, which starts astatine 00:00 BST connected Wednesday, Spanish 3rd seed and 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz plays Australia's Li Tu, pinch sixth seed Jessica Pegula taking connected Shelby Rogers successful an all-American conflict afterwards.

Russia's 2021 men's champion Daniil Medvedev, caller Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini and American 11th seed Danielle Collins, who will discontinue astatine nan extremity of nan season, are among nan players successful action connected Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Greek 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Kazakh 4th seed Elena Rybakina feature connected Grandstand earlier Raducanu's match.