Williams had announced her intentions to hang up her boots after her time at the Flushing Meadows comes to an end this year.
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The 2022 edition of the US Open will mark the end of an era as it is the last competition the legendary Serena Williams will be a part of. Williams had announced her intentions to hang up her boots after her time at the Flushing Meadows comes to an end this year. Thankfully, she won her first round match against Danka Kovinic on Tuesday, so fans will get to see at least one more of her matches. Williams beat Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 on a day that saw the likes of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Daniil Medvedev pay tribute to her illustrious career. The crowd at the Arthur Ashe stadium gave the ‘Greatest of all time’ a standing ovation as an focussed Williams stepped out onto a stage that she is all too familiar with.
However, an extremely tough opponent in the world no. 2 awaits her in the second round. Anett Kontaveit is one of the best players in the world today and she proved that with a dominant victory over Jaqueline Cristian in the first round. The score at the end of the match was 6-3, 6-0 with Kontaveit hitting three aces and recording five out of seven break points.
Anett Kontaveit and Serena Williams are scheduled to face one another in a second round match of the US Open 2022 on Wednesday, August 31. 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 first round, second round, third round, 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 |
Australia – Channel 9
Canada – TSN, RDS, peacock
India – Sony Ten Network (including SonyLIV app)
UK – Amazon Prime Video
US – ESPN, peacock, NBC
