Murray to play Nishioka & Konta faces Watson at US Open

Britain's former US Open champion Andy Murray will play Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round of the behind-closed-doors Grand Slam.

British number one Johanna Konta plays her compatriot Heather Watson, while Kyle Edmund could face men's top seed Novak Djokovic in round two.

The Grand Slam starts on Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York.

A host of star names, including defending champions Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu, are not playing because of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are no qualifying rounds or mixed doubles, with the men's and women's doubles reduced to 32 teams and the wheelchair events taking place after initially being omitted by the USTA.

Who are the Britons facing?

Six British players are playing in the singles at Flushing Meadows, with 2012 champion Murray the star attraction as he continues his comeback after two major hip surgeries.

The Scotsman is now ranked 134th in the world and reached the last 16 at the Western and Southern Open this week, which was his first top-level tournament since November because of niggling injuries and the suspension of the ATP Tour.

Konta, ranked 15th, is perhaps the nation's best hope of success and has looked in fantastic form having reached the semi-finals of the same tournament.

The ninth seed must first overcome 52nd-ranked Watson, who has lost all three of their previous meetings on the WTA Tour.

Dan Evans, 30, is seeded 23rd after reaching a career-high ranking of 28 this year and he plays 20-year-old Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, who features in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Former Australian Open semi-finalist Edmund, ranked 44th, faces Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik and is likely to face Serbia's Djokovic in the next round - assuming the 17-time Grand Slam champion beats 107th-ranked Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

British men's number three Cameron Norrie faces a tough task against Argentine ninth seed Diego Schwartzman.

More to follow.