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Follow scores and live text updates from the US Open mixed doubles as Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula take on Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals.
The US Open is breaking with tradition this year by holding its mixed doubles event during the first week of the three-week tournament – often known as ‘Fan Week’. This change aims to attract top singles players by offering a shortened,
The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.
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‘Don’t call it a grand slam’: Why has the US Open’s new mixed doubles format been so controversial?
The thought of the top men’s and women’s singles players teaming up is one that has often intrigued tennis fans around the world.
With the revamped US Open mixed doubles starting on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the positives and negatives of the controversial change.
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The new US Open mixed doubles tournament begins with the defending champions showing how it’s done
The U.S. Open overhauled its mixed doubles tournament in hopes of drawing the top singles players. The defending champions don’t intend to move out of the way so easily.
Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event -- played for the first time in the week before the main tournament -- as the top seeds and eased through to the last four on Tuesday, with a run which included beating Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.
The winning duo will take home a $1 million prize, which is higher than most prize purses for mixed doubles major tournaments. The 16 teams will play over two days. The first round and quarterfinals take place on Tuesday inside the main show courts at the USTA National Tennis Center. The semifinals and championship match will be on Wednesday night.
Jessica Pegula played extremely well during the US Open's new mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday, and yet, it was her Adidas outfit that had everyone buzzing. Pegula teamed up with Jack Draper for the mixed doubles tournament in New York.