Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz face Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in first round of revamped tournament at Flushing Meadows

Jannik Sinner has a new partner for the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, where Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will face the No. 1-seeded team in the first round.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.

British No1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu are both involved during ‘fan week’ at Flushing Meadows, with the mixed doubles moved from the tail end of the tournament to the week before the singles draws begin.

The tennis world was buzzing earlier this summer when news of the US Open’s new mixed doubles tournament was announced. For starters, mixed doubles—normally played during the course of the main tournament,

When it came to finding a partner for the newly formatted mixed doubles event at this year’s U.S. Open, it seemed like a no-brainer for Madison Keys.

CARLOS ALCARAZ has made a 600-mile dash to play in the revamped US Open mixed doubles event with Emma Raducanu. The Spaniard, 22, is set to be in action alongside the British No1 barely 24 hours

Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he will play in the US Open mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu. There had been some question marks about whether he would pull out due to reaching the final of the

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla