Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the first match on court at Arthur Ashe stadium on Day 7 at the 2021 US Open as No.12 seed Simona Halep takes on No.5 seed Elina Svitolina. With defending champion Naomi Osaka and world No.1 Ash Barty both out, the path could be open for one of these players to triumph at Flushing Meadows. They are just arriving on court and ready to rumble.