The organization of the US Open published on Monday the organization plans of the schedule of the main singles disputes of the tournament, with the debuts of defending champion Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Bia Haddad.

World number 1, Swiatek made her debut against Sweden’s Rebeca Peterson. In addition to the world No. 1, Monday will see all first-half matches in the women’s category, including the debut of Brazil No. 1 Beatriz Haddad Maia, who will make her debut against 2017 tournament champion local Sloane Stephens.

Former world No. 1 and two-time New York runner-up (2009 and 2014) Caroline Wozniacki will also make her women’s debut on Monday, which will debut against a qualifying tennis player.

Another former No. 1 debuting on Monday is Victoria Azarenka, a Flushing Meadows runner-up in 2012, 2013 and 2020. Vika takes on France’s Fiona Ferro.

Fourth-seeded Kazakh Elena Rybakina also makes her second-seeded debut and takes on Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

At the bottom of the men’s draw, the highlight is the first co-champion (2011, 2015 and 2018) of the tournament, the Serbian Novak Djokovic who faces the Frenchman Alexandre Mullerr.

Current vice-champion of the tournament, the Norwegian Casper Ruud also makes his debut in second and faces a qualifier.

2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem of Austria also makes his debut on Monday and takes on 25th seeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas against the Canadian Milos Raonic and the Dane Holger Rune against the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena will also be the highlights of Monday’s program.