HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-US Open day three

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Highlights of the third day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (times GMT):

1644 SWIATEK BEATS ARANGO

Former champion and Polish second seed Iga Swiatek eased past Emiliana Arango 6-1 6-2. Swiatek will face 66th-ranked Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens in the second round.

1504 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began under clear, bright skies in New York, with the temperature around 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit).

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U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON TUESDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 AM ET)

Emiliana Arango (Colombia) v 2-Iga Swiatek (Poland)

1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Vit Kopriva (Czech Republic)

Ajla Tomijanovic (Australia) v 3-Coco Gauff (U.S.)

3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Alejandro Tabilo (Chile)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 AM ET)

10-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France)

8-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) v Kimberly Birrell (Australia)

Greet Minnen (Belgium) v 23-Naomi Osaka (Japan)

Elmer Moller (Denmark) v 14-Tommy Paul (U.S.)