US Open 2025, Day 4, Order of Play: Djokovic, Alcaraz in action on blockbuster day

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will be in action in the US Open on Wednesday, August 27 as the focus shifts to Round 2 in the tournament. Djokovic and Alcaraz are not the only big names on the court. The likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula and Jasmine Paolini will also take the stage.

Alcaraz, sporting his new hairstyle, is expected to be the star attraction once again. He hammered Reilly Opelka in three sets in the first round game and joked about how his brother's mistake made him end up in a buzz cut.

Djokovic, on the other hand, battled through physical discomfort before emerging a 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 winner in the first round against Learner Tien. He would be facing local talent Zachary Svajda, ranked 145th in the world.

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A lot of focus will be on the women's singles competition, with Pegula and Sabalenka playing at Arthur Ashe.

Earlier on Tuesday, Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner showed their championship pedigree at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the third day of first-round action at the newly expanded major.

Wimbledon champion Swiatek arrived in pristine form after capturing the Cincinnati title and made quick work of Emiliana Arango 6-1 6-2 in just an hour, never facing a break point.

Top-ranked defending men's champion Sinner followed suit with an equally dominant performance, swatting aside Czech Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-1 6-2.

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The Italian, who had entered last year's tournament under the dark cloud of a doping controversy after escaping a ban despite failing two drug tests, enjoyed strong crowd support as he set up a second-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin.

With both day matches wrapping up in well under three hours, organisers moved 21st seed Linda Noskova's clash with Hungary's Dalma Galfi to the main stadium, where the Czech prevailed 6-4 7-5.

Here's the order of the play for US Open Day 4.

Arthur Ashe Stadium (Matches start at 9 PM)

• (7) Novak Djokovic vs Zachary Svajda
• (4) JessicaPegula vs Anna Blinkova

Not before 4:30 AM

• (2) Carlos Alcaraz vs Mattia Bellucci
• (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs Polina Kudermetova

Louis Armstrong Stadium (Matches start at 8:30 PM)

• Emma Raducanu vs Janice Tjen
• Llyod Harris vs Taylor Fritz (4)

Not before 4:30 AM

• Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini (7)
• (6) Ben Shelton vs Pablo Carreno Busta

Grandtstand (Matches start at 8:30 PM)

• (10) Emma Navarro vs Caty McNally
• Joao Fonseca vs Tomas Machac (21)
• (17) Frances Tiafoe vs Martin Damm
• Anastasia Potapova vs Meera Andreeva (5)