US Open LIVE: Sabalenka and Pegula in action as third round gets underway

[p][b]15:15 CET - [/b]Today's action is starting with a bang, with world number one Sabalenka getting things underway against Rakhimova.[/p][p]After a disappointing run of tournaments over the summer, she's looked good thus far in New York, dropping no sets and just eight games across her first two matches.[/p][p]The top seed has won all three clashes that she and her opponent have contested, although only one was on a hard court and Rakhimova was able to claim a set on that occasion.[/p][image alt="Sabalenka vs Rakhimova H2H" id="a513ed81-a74a-46b1-b2bd-4fc30af8b733" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="4ba38bff-d6bb-4041-b6b8-3ed8596de1d2" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]14:00 CET - [/b]Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the US Open, as the third round gets going at Flushing Meadows![/p][p]Play starts in a few hours at [b]17:00 CET[/b], with top seed and defending women's champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] taking on Uzbekistan's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rakhimova-kamilla/boU2UKtN/"]Kamilla Rakhimova[/a] first up on Louis Armstrong Stadium.[/p][p]Shortly after, home favourite and 2024 finalist [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a] opens proceedings on Arthur Ashe Stadium against 2021 runner-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-leylah-annie/8EI3pJOd/"]Leylah Fernandez[/a], before defending men's champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] continues his comeback from injury against China's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wu-yibing/8ASNvPfK/"]Yibing Wu[/a].[/p][embed guid="28da3343-16d5-43b8-a121-f461dceb38ca" url="https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2095611159172747771" social-type="twitter" /][p]Later, in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-serena/ttsu68nH/"]Serena Williams[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-venus/M7dojKaa/"]Venus Williams[/a] begin their women's doubles campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chan-hao-ching/xEP5jAtb/"]Hao-Ching Chan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joint-maya/AqLslEIk/"]Maya Joint[/a], before eighth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] faces Canada's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shapovalov-denis/zXddgn9o/"]Denis Shapovalov[/a].[/p][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Karolina Muchova[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] also take to the court on a jam-packed Friday.[/p][p][b]Check out the full men's draw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/us-open/"]here[/a] and the full women's draw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/us-open/"]here[/a]![/b][/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]