Alycia Parks and McCartney Kessler also clinched main-draw berths Thursday.

Alycia Parks, Robin Montgomery and Kayla Day were also among the American women to win Tuesday.

This is a match that Sabalenka should be expected to win somewhat easily, but she's a little shaky right now and Montgomery has a lot of talent.

The two-time US Open singles champion will be back in the main draw at age 43, while the Dane returns to Grand Slam tennis.

Teenagers Clervie Ngounoue and Alex Michelsen were also among the recipients announced Wednesday by the USTA.

Check out the must-watch teams headlining the co-ed field in Flushing Meadows, including eye-catching team Victoria Azarenka and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Before each day's play at the BNP Paribas Open, we'll preview three must-see matches.

The USTA Foundation is halfway to achieving its three-year goal, one that heavily backs National Tennis & Learning chapters, grants and scholarships for underserved youth.

The U.S. has 30 players in the ATP and WTA Top 100s, triple what it had in 2010. The next task is translating those big numbers of players into bigger results at the majors.

Many American women shined at this year's New York major.