Nadal has been exceptional in Grand Slams this seasons, winning the Australian Open and the French Open.
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Rafael Nadal’s 2022 US Open campaign will begin against unseeded Australian tennis player Rinky Hijikata in the first round. Nadal did not have a great outing at the recently concluded Cincinnati Masters as he was ousted in the first round by eventual champion Borna Coric. Nadal has been exceptional in Grand Slams this seasons, winning the Australian Open and the French Open. At Wimbledon, the Spaniard reached the semi-final but was forced to withdraw due to an injury. The veteran will be hoping to add a third Grand Slam to his trophy cabinet this season.
Rinky Hijikta recebtly had a great showing at the ITF USA F27, where he went all the way through to the final but was defeated by Murphy Cassone. The Aussie had taken part in the Los Cabos Open earlier and managed to go as far as the round of 16 where he was beaten by Daniil Medvedev.
Rafael Nadal and Rinky Hijikata are scheduled to face one another in the first round match of the US Open 2022 on Wednesday, August 31 at 4:30 am IST. The 2022 US Open is all set to begin from August 29 till September 11.
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The 2022 US Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 29 and conclude on September 11 this year.
| 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 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 3 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
| Novak Djokovic (withdrawn) | 5 |
| Casper Ruud | 6 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
| Cameron Norrie | 8 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 9 |
| Andrey Rublev | 10 |
Australia – Channel 9
Canada – TSN, RDS, peacock
India – Sony Ten Network (including SonyLIV app)
UK – Amazon Prime Video
US – ESPN, peacock, NBC
