Sabalenka recorded a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Caterine Harrison in a first round match that saw her hit three aces and record six out of 13 break points.
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Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka made the perfect start to the 2022 US Open after a breezy straight sets victory over Catherine Harrison. Sabalenka recorded a 6-1, 6-3 victory over the unseeded American in a match that saw her hit three aces and record six out of 13 break points. The Belarusian also recorded 63% and 56% on the first and second serves respectively. Now, she will have a tricky test against Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi. Kanepi beat Tereza Martincova on her first round match by a score of 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. The Estonian smashed three aces and recorded two out of four break points to take her first victory in the Grand Slam.
Aryna Sabalenka and Kaia Kanepi are scheduled to face one another in the second round match of the US Open 2022 on Friday, September 2. 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 |
| Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| Anett Kontaveit | 2 |
| Maria Sakkari | 3 |
| Paula Badosa | 4 |
| Ons Jabeur | 5 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 6 |
| Simona Halep | 7 |
| Jessica Pegula | 8 |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 9 |
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Canada – TSN, RDS, peacock
India – Sony Ten Network (including SonyLIV app)
UK – Amazon Prime Video
US – ESPN, peacock, NBC
