Aussie pair Taylah Preston and Tristan Schoolkate, both from WA will make their US Open debuts after both were awarded main draw wildcards as part of the reciprocal agreement between Tennis Australia and the USTA.
Schoolkate becomes the 11th Australian man in the US Open main draw, alongside Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Rinky Hijikata, James Duckworth, Max Purcell, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Adam Walton, Christopher O’Connell and Aleksandar Vukic.
Preston joins countrywomen Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville in the women’s singles main draw.
Both have improved their rankings this year. Preston rising from outside the top 200 to a career high 134 in March.
Schoolkate, like Preston, began the season outside the top 200 – he was ranked 264th in February – before rising almost 100 places over the next five months, reaching a career high 176 in July.
Other US Open Wildcards have been awarded to:
WOMEN:
2019 Champion - Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
2018 & 2020 Champion - Naomi Osaka (JPN)
Amanda Anisimova (USA)
Chloe Pacquet (FRA)
Iva Jovic (USA)
McCartney Kessler (USA)
Alexa Noel (USA)
MEN:
Chris Eubanks (USA)
2016 Champion - Stan Wawarinka (SUI)
2020 Champion - Dominic Thiem (AUT)
Alexandre Muller (FRA)
Matthew Forbes (USA)
Zachary Svajda (USA)
Learner Tien (USA)
The US Open begins at Flushing Meadows in New York on 27th August at 1am AEST.
Be tuning in to The First Serve live on your radio across AUS and NZ on the SEN Radio Network and the SEN App from 8-11pm on Monday August 26th for a full US Open preview.
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