2019 US Open Women’s Order of Play: Thursday 29 August

Halep will take on American qualifier Taylor Townsend to begin the WTA proceedings on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Romanian previously spoke about playing in front of the hostile crowd and it doesn't get easier for the number four seed.

No.1 seed Naomi Osaka will face the in-form Magda Linette second on the Louis Armstrong Stadium, Linette moved up 27 positions in the ranking after victory at the NYJTL Bronx Open and could be a real banana skin for Osaka.

Coco Gauff will continue her run at Flushing Meadows with a tough test against Timea Babos. Babos has been returning to form as of late and the 15-year old will likely have a tough test in moving through.

Other ties include Kirsten Flipkens, the experienced Belgian ace who will take on one of the main favourites for the title in Rogers Cup champion, Bianca Andreescu in one of the most highly anticipated ties of the round.

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM -- 12:00 PM start
Following 1 ATP match
[4] Simona HALEP (ROU) vs. [Q] Taylor TOWNSEND (USA)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM -- 7:00 PM start
[19] Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) vs. Danielle COLLINS (USA)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM -- 11:00 AM start
Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) vs. [6] Petra KVITOVA (CZE)
[1] Naomi OSAKA (JPN) vs. Magda LINETTE (POL)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM -- 7:00 PM start
[WC] Coco GAUFF (USA) vs. [Q] Timea BABOS (HUN)

GRANDSTAND -- 11:00 AM start
[20] Sofia KENIN (USA) vs. Laura SIEGEMUND (GER)
Following 1 ATP match
Jelena OSTAPENKO (LAT) vs. Alison RISKE (USA)

COURT 4 -- 11:00 AM start
Karolina MUCHOVA (CZE) vs. [29] HSIEH Su-wei (TPE)
Following 1 ATP match
[26] Julia GOERGES (GER) vs. [WC] Francesca DI LORENZO (USA)

COURT 5 -- 11:00 AM start
Following 1 ATP match
[16] Johanna KONTA (GBR) vs. Margarita GASPARYAN (RUS)
[LL] Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL) vs. [15] Bianca ANDREESCU (CAN)

COURT 6 -- 11:00 AM start
Following 2 ATP matches
[Q] Anna KALINSKAYA (RUS) vs. [WC] Kristie AHN (USA)

COURT 7 -- 11:00 AM start
Following 1 ATP match
[25] Elise MERTENS (BEL) vs. Kristyna PLISKOVA (CZE)
[9] Aryna SABALENKA (BLR) vs. Yulia PUTINTSEVA (KAZ)

COURT 8 -- 11:00 AM start
[22] Petra MARTIC (CRO) vs. [Q] Ana BOGDAN (ROU)

COURT 9 -- 11:00 AM start
Iga SWIATEK (POL) vs. [12] Anastasija SEVASTOVA (LAT)

COURT 10 -- 11:00 AM start
Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) vs. Fiona FERRO (FRA)
Following 1 ATP match
Kaia KANEPI (EST) vs. [23] Donna VEKIC (CRO)

COURT 11 -- 11:00 AM start
Following 1 ATP match
Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU) vs. Aliona BOLSOVA (ESP)

COURT 13 -- 11:00 AM start
[30] Maria SAKKARI (GRE) vs. [Q] PENG Shuai (CHN) (to finish 1-1)
Ekaterina ALEXANDROVA (RUS) vs. [33] ZHANG Shuai (CHN)
Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) vs. [7] Kiki BERTENS (NED)

COURT 14 -- 11:00 AM start
Rebecca PETERSON (SWE) vs. [32] Dayana YASTREMSKA (UKR)

COURT 15 -- 11:00 AM start
Ons JABEUR (TUN) vs. Aliaksandra SASNOVICH (BLR)
[21] Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) vs. Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (AUS)

COURT 16 -- 11:00 AM start
Following 3 ATP matches
[9] Nicole MELICHAR (USA) / Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) vs. Nao HIBINO (JPN) / Miyu KATO (JPN)

COURT 17 -- 11:00 AM start
Alison VAN UYTVANCK (BEL) vs. [18] WANG Qiang (CHN) (to finish 1-0)
Following 1 ATP match
Alize CORNET (FRA) vs. [13] Belinda BENCIC (SUI)