Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will face potential difficult American opponents when they begin their quest for another U.S. Open title. Venus Williams, meanwhile, returns to the event at age 45 against No. 11 seed Karolina Muchova, a past French Open finalist who has reached the semifinals in New York the past two years.

The qualifying rounds of the 2025 US Open concluded this Friday in New York after four days of intense competition for the final spots in the year’s last Grand Slam.