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(Reuters) - Highlights of the third day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (times GMT):
1900 SINNER EASES PAST KOPRIVA
Jannik Sinner began his title defence with a 6-1 6-1 6-2 win over Vit Kopriva.
1750 MUSETTI THROUGH TO SECOND ROUND
Italian 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti bounced back from a first-set stumble to beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the first round.
1726 HADDAD MAIA DEFEATS KARTAL
Brazilian 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Briton Sonay Kartal 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the first round.
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1701 SABALENKA MEETS KUDERMETOVA ON WEDNESDAY
Wednesday's order of play has world number one Aryna Sabalenka continuing her title defence against Polina Kudermetova in the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium after men's second seed Carlos Alcaraz meets Mattia Bellucci. Novak Djokovic faces American Zachary Svajda in the morning, while last year's finalist and fourth seed Jessica Pegula plays Anna Blinkova.
U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON WEDNESDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 AM ET)
7-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Zachary Svajda (U.S.)
4-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v Anna Blinkova (Russia)
Mattia Bellucci (Italy) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Polina Kudermetova (Russia)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 AM ET)
Emma Raducanu (Britain) v Janice Tjen (Indonesia)
Lloyd Harris (South Africa) v 4-Taylor Fritz (U.S.)
Iva Jovic (U.S.) v 7-Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
6-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain)
1644 SWIATEK BEATS ARANGO
Former champion and Polish second seed Iga Swiatek eased past Emiliana Arango 6-1 6-2. Swiatek will face 66th-ranked Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens in the second round.
1504 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under clear, bright skies in New York, with the temperature around 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit).
U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON TUESDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 AM ET)
Emiliana Arango (Colombia) v 2-Iga Swiatek (Poland)
1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Vit Kopriva (Czech Republic)
Ajla Tomijanovic (Australia) v 3-Coco Gauff (U.S.)
3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Alejandro Tabilo (Chile)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 AM ET)
10-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France)
8-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) v Kimberly Birrell (Australia)
Greet Minnen (Belgium) v 23-Naomi Osaka (Japan)
Elmer Moller (Denmark) v 14-Tommy Paul (U.S.)
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge and Toby Davis)
