Novak Djokovic returns to action for the first time since winning Olympic gold, battling Radu Albot Monday night in the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open. The match is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

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#2 Novak Djokovic vs. Radu Albot

2024 U.S. Open Tennis Championships

When: Monday, Aug. 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET

Where: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, N.Y.

TV channel: ESPN

Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate)

Djokovic won the tennis title that proved most elusive when he captured an Olympic gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the 2024 Games in Paris. He had previously lost to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final in July after missing the championship final at the Australian Open (semifinals loss) and French Open (injury). The all-time grand slam tournament leader will look for his 25th such tournament title as he rounds into top form after his knee injury.

Djokovic will open the U.S. Open against Albot, a 34-year-old from Moldova who advanced to the first round through the Open’s qualifying rounds. Albot has one career singles victory, has a 5-6 singles record so far this season, and he sits at No. 138 in the ATP world rankings.

The Novak Djokovic vs. Radu Albot match is set for an 8:30 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (free trial).

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUG. 26

Start times are subject to change

WOMEN’S SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

11:00 AM: Maria Lourdes Carle vs. No. 27 Elina Svitolina – Court 5 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Yuan Yue vs. Erika Andreeva – Court 8 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Amanda Anisimova vs. No. 7 Zheng Qinwen – Louis Armstrong Stadium – ESPN

11:00 AM: No. 12 Daria Kasatkina vs. Jaqueline Cristian – Court 7 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Kimberly Birrell vs. No. 24 Donna Vekic – Court 12 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: No. 9 Maria Sakkari vs. Wang Yafan – Stadium 17 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: No. 32 Dayana Yastremska vs. Jule Niemeier – Court 6 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Wang Xiyu vs. Diane Parry – Court 15 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: Magdalena Frech vs. Greet Minnen – Court 8 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: No. 26 Paula Badosa vs. Viktorija Golubic – Grandstand – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Moyuka Uchijima vs. Tamara Korpatsch – Court 13 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Lesia Tsurenko vs. Peyton Stearns – Court 11 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Laura Siegemund vs. Maya Joint – Court 14 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Solana Sierra vs. Tatjana Maria – Court 4 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Anhelina Kalinina vs. Oceane Dodin – Court 10 – ESPN+

2:00 PM: No. 3 Coco Gauff vs. Varvara Gracheva – Arthur Ashe Stadium – ESPN

2:30 PM: Taylor Townsend vs. Martina Trevisan – Stadium 17 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Ann Li vs. Ajla Tomljanovic – Court 13 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: No. 33 Elise Mertens vs. Veronika Kudermetova – Court 4 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Katerina Siniakova vs. No. 14 Madison Keys – Louis Armstrong Stadium – ESPN

2:30 PM: Iva Jović vs. Magda Linette – Court 15 – ESPN+

3:00 PM: Harriet Dart vs. Chloe Paquet – Court 16 – ESPN+

4:00 PM: Anna Blinkova vs. No. 13 Emma Navarro – Court 7 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Julia Grabher – Court 14 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: No. 19 Marta Kostyuk vs. McCartney Kessler – Court 12 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: Arantxa Rus vs. Ana Bogdan – Court 10 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: Lucia Bronzetti vs. Lulu Sun – Court 11 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: Viktoriya Tomova vs. No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova – Court 6 – ESPN+

4:30 PM: Marina Bassols Ribera vs. No. 8 Barbora Krejcikova – Court 5 – ESPN+

6:00 PM: Yulia Starodubtseva vs. No. 20 Victoria Azarenka – Grandstand – ESPN+

7:00 PM: Sloane Stephens vs. Clara Burel – Arthur Ashe Stadium – ESPN

9:00 PM: No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Priscilla Hon – Louis Armstrong Stadium – ESPN2

MEN’S SINGLES

11:00 AM: Francisco Comesana vs. Dominic Stricker – Court 4 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Thiago Monteiro vs. No. 17 Ugo Humbert – Court 10 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: No. 27 Alexander Bublik vs. Shang Juncheng – Court 11 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Jan Choinski – Court 16 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Luca Nardi – ESPN+

11:00 AM: Mitchell Krueger vs. Hugo Grenier – Court 13 – ESPN+

11:00 AM: No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. Maximilian Marterer – Grandstand – ESPN+

12:00 PM: Dominic Thiem vs. No. 13 Ben Shelton – Arthur Ashe Stadium – ESPN

12:30 PM: No. 12 Taylor Fritz vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli – Louis Armstrong Stadium – ESPN

12:30 PM: Matteo Berrettini vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas – Court 7 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: Bu Yunchaokete vs. No. 8 Casper Ruud – Stadium 17 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: Maks Kasnikowski vs. Pedro Martinez Portero – Court 15 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: SoonWoo Kwon vs. No. 28 Alexei Popyrin – Court 12 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. No. 6 Andrey Rublev – Court 5 – ESPN+

12:30 PM: No. 32 Jiri Lehecka vs. Marton Fucsovics – Court 6 – ESPN+

1:00 PM: Adam Walton vs. Alexandre Muller – Court 16 – ESPN+

2:00 PM: Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Yoshihito Nishioka – Court 8 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: No. 18 Lorenzo Musetti vs. Reilly Opelka – Court 7 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Diego Schwartzman vs. Gael Monfils – Grandstand – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Dominik Koepfer vs. Alexander Shevchenko – ESPN+

2:30 PM: No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Kyrian Jacquet – Court 5 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Rinky Hijikata – Court 6 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Arthur Rinderknech vs. Christopher Eubanks – Court 11 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – Court 10 – ESPN+

2:30 PM: Sebastian Ofner vs. No. 29 Francisco Cerundolo – Court 12 – ESPN+

4:00 PM: Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Arthur Cazaux – Court 8 – ESPN+

4:00 PM: Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Laslo Djere – Court 13 – ESPN+

4:00 PM: Tallon Griekspoor vs. Sumit Nagal – Court 15 – ESPN+

4:00 PM: Luciano Darderi vs. No. 21 Sebastian Baez – Court 4 – ESPN+

5:00 PM: Brandon Nakashima vs. No. 15 Holger Rune – Stadium 17 – ESPN+

7:00 PM: No. 20 Frances Tiafoe vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic – Louis Armstrong Stadium – ESPN2

8:30 PM: No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. Radu Albot – Arthur Ashe Stadium – ESPN