Fery, 24, produced a career-changing run on the All England Membership in July, propelling him into the world’s high 40 for the primary time and securing his US Open debut within the course of.
Fery narrowly missed out on a seeding and, having been drawn towards 2025 quarter-finalist Musetti, has obtained a troublesome opener in consequence.
Quite a lot of consideration will likely be positioned on how the world quantity 37 fares in New York, the place he leads a relatively sparse British contingent within the absence of injured pair Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu.
Draper, who reached the 2024 semi-finals, withdrew final week due to a long-term arm harm, whereas 2021 champion Raducanu stays sidelined with the shin fracture which additionally pressured her to overlook Wimbledon.
British males’s primary Cameron Norrie did handle to sneak into the seedings and the twenty ninth seed performs France’s Luca van Assche in his opening match.
Jan Choinski is at the moment the one different Briton within the males’s draw after reaching the world’s high 100 for the primary time in June on the age of 30.
