Skupski and Koolhof were up against home favourites Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the second round.
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The second seeded men’s pair of Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski will face the Aussie pair of Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden in the round of 16 of the 2022 US Open. Skupski and Koolhof were up against home favourites Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the second round. After three sets, the Brit and the Dutchman emerged victorious by a score of 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 thanks to ten aces and two out of five break points. Their opponents, Ebden and Purcell, are the reigning Wimbledon men’s doubles champions. The Aussies beat Robert Galloway and Alex Lawson in the second round by a score of 6-2, 6-2 after hitting seven aces and converting four out of eight break points.
Koolhof/Skupski and Purcell/Ebden are scheduled to face each other on Monday, September 5 in the round of 16 of the 2022 US Open. The fourth and final Grand Slam of the season began on August 29 and will go on until September 11.
| Date | Stage of play (Singles) | Stage of play (Doubles) |
| August 29 | First round (men’s & women’s) | – |
| August 30 | First round (men’s & women’s) | – |
| August 31 | Second round (men’s & women’s) | First round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 1 | Second round (men’s & women’s) | First round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 2 | Third round (men’s & women’s) | Second round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 3 | Third round (men’s & women’s) | Second round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 4 | Round of 16 (men’s & women’s) | Third round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 5 | Round of 16 (men’s & women’s) | Third round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 6 | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) |
| September 7 | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) | Quarter-finals (women’s) |
| September 9 | Semi-finals (men’s) | Semi-finals (men’s) |
| September 10 | Semi-finals (men’s), Final (women’s) | Semi-final (women’s), Final (men’s) |
| September 11 | Final (men’s) | Final (women’s) |
| Player | Seed |
| Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury | 1 |
| Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski | 2 |
| Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer | 3 |
| Tim Putz/Michael Venus | 4 |
| Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos | 5 |
| Nikola Mektic/Nate Pavic | 6 |
| Ivan Dodig/Austin Kracjicek | 7 |
| Nick Kyrgios/Thanasi Kokkinakis | 8 |
| Rohan Bopanna/Matwe Middelkoop | 9 |
| Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares | 10 |
Australia – Channel 9
Canada – TSN, RDS, peacock
India – Sony Ten Network (including SonyLIV app)
UK – Amazon Prime Video
US – ESPN, peacock, NBC
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