Alcaraz and Raducanu sign up for US Open mixed doubles
AFP | Paris
Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu plan to team up in a star-studded and radically overhauled US Open mixed doubles competition set to include most of the top men's and women's singles players.
Tournament organisers on Tuesday announced 16 pairings for the new-look format, with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek all named on the entry list.
US tennis chiefs announced sweeping changes to the mixed doubles earlier this year, unveiling plans to stage the competition as a standalone event in the week before the singles draws begin.
The tournament will be made up of 16 teams, with eight teams earning direct entry based on their combined singles ranking playing alongside eight wild-card entrants.
'Seeing the teams that have already put their names on the entry list makes us all incredibly excited,' said Lew Sherr, the CEO and executive director of the United States Tennis Association.
'It shows that the players are behind what we are trying to do, and we know that the fans will love it.'
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Alcaraz and Raducanu sign up for US Open mixed doubles
AFP | Paris Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu plan to team up in a star-studded and radically overhauled US Open mixed doubles competition set to include most of the top men's and women's singles players. Tournament organisers on Tuesday announced 16 pairings for the new-look format, with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek all named on the entry list. US tennis chiefs announced sweeping changes to the mixed doubles earlier this year, unveiling plans to stage the competition as a standalone event in the week before the singles draws begin. The tournament will be made up of 16 teams, with eight teams earning direct entry based on their combined singles ranking playing alongside eight wild-card entrants. 'Seeing the teams that have already put their names on the entry list makes us all incredibly excited,' said Lew Sherr, the CEO and executive director of the United States Tennis Association. 'It shows that the players are behind what we are trying to do, and we know that the fans will love it.'
