Summary

  • BBC radio commentary available at top of page (UK only)

  • British qualifier Jan Choinski narrowly loses to Roberto Carballes Baena in five-set thriller

  • Coco Gauff starts title defence in New York with 6-2 6-0 win over Varvara Gracheva

  • Alexander Zverev and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen among early winners on Monday

  • 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem loses in straight sets to Ben Shelton in final Grand Slam appearance

  • Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka and GB's Harriet Dart scheduled to play on day one

Live Reporting

Paul Battison, Emily Salley & Marissa Thomas

  1. Play is under way

    *Choinski 0-1 Carballes Baena

    We're under way at the 2024 US Open where Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena has come through a tricky opening service game to hold against Britain's Jan Choinski.

    Flushing Meadows is bathed in sunshine with Google telling me it's a nice 25 degrees Celsius at the moment.

  2. 'Might be a few more upsets'

    Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

    I think this US Open could be wide open, I think a lot of players are feeling it.

    The quick change of surface back to the French Open for the Olympics then back on to the hard courts. They have got the jet lag to contend with, it is a lot for their bodies and their minds to deal with.

    I'm feeling like there might be a few more upsets over these next two weeks.

  3. Your guide to the US Open

    Emma Raducanu practises before the US OpenGetty Images

    You can follow live text and radio coverage of the 2024 US Open on the BBC Sport website and app over the next two weeks.

    Read all about the 2024 tournament here.

  4. Who's on court first today?

    Play gets under way at the US Open at 16:00 BST with Britain's Jan Choinski taking on Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena on Court 16.

    Other big names to look out for include German fourth seed Alexander Zverev, who opens today's play on Grandstand against unseeded compatriot Maximilian Marterer.

    Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen takes on Amanda Anisimova, while Donna Vekic, the player Zheng beat in the final in Paris, opens her campaign against Australia's Kimberly Birrell.

    Home favourite Ben Shelton is first on Arthur Ashe Stadium at 17:00 BST against Austria's Dominic Thiem.

    Thiem, who was a winner here in 2020, is competing in his final Grand Slam before retiring following a series of injuries.

  5. Good afternoon

    Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauf at the 2023 US OpenGetty Images

    It's bank holiday in the UK and what better way to spend your time than joining us for day one of the 2024 US Open?

    Britons Jan Choinski and Harriet Dart are in action today, as well as defending singles champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff.

    Plenty to look forward to and we'll be here to guide you through the day's action at Flushing Meadows.