Venus Williams (USA) vs. Saisai Zheng (CHN)
Third match in Louis Armstrong Stadium on Day One
- Making her 21st US Open appearance, Venus Williams is a two-time champion in New York, lifting the title in 2000 and 2001.
- Venus has reached the US Open singles semifinals or better on nine occassions, most recently when she reached the last four in 2017, losing to eventual champion Sloane Stephens, 7-5 in the third set.
- Zheng, who enters this match as the higher-ranked player (No. 38 vs. No. 52, as of Aug. 25), has never advanced beyond the second round in any of her 18 Grand Slam singles main-draw appearances.
