US Open 2019, Monday order of play: Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Alexander Zverev in action on day eight

The Spaniard is the new favourite after Novak Djokovic's exit due to injury against Stan Wawrinka

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is out of the US Open to blow the men’s draw wide open.

One last grand slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would be welcomed by fans.

Yet the prolonged wait for the next generation to arrive may finally be over.

Women’s champion Naomi Osaka continues her defence on Monday against Belinda Bencic, while Nadal, the new favourite, is indeed back in action against Marin Cilic.

Here is Monday’s order of play:

Arthur Ashe Stadium

17:00 BST: (1) Naomi Osaka (Jpn) v (13) Belinda Bencic (Swi), (6) Alexander Zverev (Ger) v (20) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg)

00:00: (22) Marin Cilic (Cro) v (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa), Taylor Townsend (USA) v (15) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Can)

Louis Armstrong Stadium

16:00: (23) Donna Vekic (Cro) v (26) Julia Goerges (Ger), Andrey Rublev (Rus) v (24) Matteo Berrettini (Ita), Kristie Ahn (USA) v (25) Elise Mertens (Bel), (13) Gael Monfils (Fra) v Pablo Andujar (Spa)

Grandstand

16:00: (16) Oliver Marach (Aut) & Jurgen Melzer (Aut) v Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser) & Casper Ruud (Nor), Cori Gauff (USA) & Catherine McNally (USA) v (8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) & Ashleigh Barty (Aus), Jack Sock (USA) & Jack Withrow (USA) v (7) Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA), (14) Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukr) & Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) v (2) Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) & Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze), Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Jamie Murray (Gbr) v (2) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Mate Pavic (Cro)

Court 5

19:00: Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Fra) v (3) Samantha Stosur (Aus) & Rajeev Ram (USA)

Court 17

16:00: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) & Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) v (12) Ying-Ying Duan (Chn) & Saisai Zheng (Chn), (1) Timea Babos (Hun) & Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) v Anna Kalinskaya (Rus) & Yulia Putintseva (Kaz), (1) Juan Sebastian Cabal (Col) & Robert Farah (Col) v (13) Robin Haase (Ned) & Wesley Koolhof (Ned), (4) Latisha Chan (Tpe) & Ivan Dodig (Cro) v Raquel Atawo (USA) & Fabrice Martin (Fra), (1) Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) & Michael Venus (Nzl) v (8) Kveta Peschke (Cze) & Wesley Koolhof (Ned)