Tennis-US Open, third day | WTAQ News Talk

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights from the third day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday (times GMT):

1505 GAME IN RUNNING

The game began under sunny skies in New York, with temperatures hovering around 29 degrees Celsius (84.2°F) and humidity at 66%.

American Taylor Townsend and Spaniard Paula Badosa opened the second round at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

US OPEN PLAYING ORDER ON WEDNESDAY

Here is the order of play on the main show courts on the third day of the US Open (the number in front indicates the seeding):

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (16:00 GMT/12:00 ET)

14-Madison Keys (USA) vs Maya Joint (Australia)

Alexander Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) against 20-Frances Tiafoe (USA)

Tatjana Maria (Germany) against 3-Coco Gauff (USA)

Laslo Djere (Serbia) vs 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (3:00 p.m. GMT/11:00 a.m. ET)

Taylor Townsend (USA) against 26-Paula Badosa (Spain)

Alexandre Müller (France) – 4. Alexander Zverev (Germany)

Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) against 2-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

20-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) against Clara Burel (France)

Matteo Berrettini (Italy) against 12-Taylor Fritz (USA)

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Dan Evans defeats Karen Khachanov in the longest US Open match ever

Danielle Collins is grateful for the journey but ready for the next chapter

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Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas eliminated early at US Open

Naomi Osaka defeats Jelena Ostapenko on return to US Open

Iga Swiatek survives faulty start and reaches second round of US Open

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(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)

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