US Open 2021 - Andy Murray draws world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic faces qualifier

Updated 26/08/2021 at 20:45 GMT

Andy Murray, champion at Flushing Meadows in 2012, has drawn world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open. Novak Djokovic, on the verge of history as he goes in search of a calendar Grand Slam with victory at the US Open, has a favourable run to the final but could meet Olympic conqueror Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.

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Andy Murray will face world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open, following a daunting draw made on Thursday afternoon.

The former world number one will look to improve on recent form after losing in the last 32 against Frances Tiafoe in the Winston-Salem Open, but faces an uphill task against one of the game's best players.

Novak Djokovic will face an unseeded qualifier in the first round of the US Open as he competes to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the men's singles calendar Grand Slam.

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Djokovic previously held all four slams in 2016, but has never won all four over the calendar year. He missed out on the chance for the Golden Slam after losing in the semi-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but after winning at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Djokovic can hold all four slams in 2021 with US Open victory.

A win would also make him the most successful men's singles player of all time - he is currently level on 20 with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

He faces reduced competition as regular rivals Federer and Nadal have withdrawn from this year's competition, but second seed Daniil Medvedev will be among the contenders and the Russian starts his tournament against Richard Gasquet.

British number one Dan Evans will play Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in his opener in New York, and will hope to get past the third round at the US Open for the first time in his career. Compatriot Cameron Norrie, seeded 26th, opens against Spanish teenager Carlos Alcara.

And elsewhere, Australian Nick Kyrgios meets Spanish former Wimbledon semi-finalist Roberto Bautista Agut in one of the ties of the round.

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