Emma Raducanu will face fellow Grand Slam winner Sofia
Kenin in the Briton's first US Open appearance for two years.
Raducanu memorably triumphed at the US Open as a teenage
qualifier in 2021, becoming the first British woman for 44 years to win a major
singles title.
She lost in the first round in 2022 and missed last year's
tournament after having wrist and ankle surgery.
The 21-year-old faces a potentially tricky task against
American Kenin, who won the Australian Open in 2020 and reached the French Open
final in the same year.
Katie Boulter, the British women's number one and 31st seed,
will start against an as-yet unconfirmed qualifier, while Harriet Dart faces
Chloe Paquet of France.
In the men's draw, Jack Draper faces China's Zhang Zhizhen,
with Carlos Alcaraz potentially waiting in the third round.
Dan Evans, the only other British man to gain direct entry
into the main draw, faces 23rd seed Karen Khachanov of Russia.
Jan Choinski reached the main draw for the first time with a
hard-fought 6-0 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (12-10) win over American Maxime Cressy.
However, three other Britons - Sonay Kartal, Lily Miyazaki
and Billy Harris - all lost in the final round of qualifying.
The US Open takes place from 26 August to 8 September.
Who have the title contenders drawn?
Novak Djokovic begins his title defence - and hunt for a
record 25th Grand Slam - against a qualifier, while women's champion Coco Gauff
opens against France's Varvara Gracheva.
Elsewhere in the men's draw, world number one Jannik Sinner,
French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz and former US Open winner Daniil
Medvedev are all in the same half.
Australian Open champion Sinner could meet last year's
runner-up Medvedev in the quarter-finals before facing Alcaraz for a place in
the final.
Alcaraz and Sinner have been touted as the new rivalry to
watch on the ATP Tour and played a five-hour quarter-final epic in New York in
2022, when Alcaraz went on to win the title.
Italy's Sinner was cleared of any wrongdoing earlier
this week after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March.
Olympic champion Djokovic also has a tricky draw, with
recent Montreal Open champion Alexei Popyrin potentially waiting in the third
round, followed by home hopes Frances Tiafoe or Ben Shelton.
In the women's tournament, top seed Iga Swiatek opens
against a qualifier, as does in-form favourite Aryna Sabalenka.
Second seed Sabalenka could potentially set up a rematch of
last year's final against Gauff in the semis, but the American 20-year-old has
landed in the same half as Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova and compatriot
Emma Navarro, who beat her at SW19 earlier this year.
If Raducanu beats Kenin she will face an even tougher task
in the second round - sixth seed and title contender Jessica Pegula.
American Pegula has never gone beyond the quarter-finals at
a major but is in good touch, having won the Canadian Open title earlier in
August, and opens against compatriot Shelby Rogers.
Tunisian number 17 seed Ons Jabeur, who was beaten by
Swiatek in the 2022 US Open final, has withdrawn because of a shoulder injury.
Her slot in the draw will be taken by Belgium's Elise
Mertens, whose spot will in turn be taken by a qualifier.
Key first-round matches
Naomi Osaka v Jelena Ostapenko: It is a first US
Open appearance in two years for two-time champion Osaka, who will face fellow
big hitter and former French Open champion Ostapenko.
Dominic Thiem v Ben Shelton: Thiem, the 2020
champion at Flushing Meadows who will retire in October, faces rising American
star and last year's semi-finalist Shelton.
Jasmine Paolini v Bianca Andreescu: Italy's
Paolini reached successive Grand Slam finals at the French Open and Wimbledon
and will face Canada's Andreescu, who won the 2019 US Open.
Zheng Qinwen v Amanda Anisimova: Olympic
champion Zheng faces a resurgent Anisimova, who beat Sabalenka in Montreal
earlier in August.
