The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

The new event wanted to use singles stars to put mixed doubles on a pedestal. Two masters of the discipline have stolen the show.

This time, it felt like a little bit more than “a bit of an exhibition” for Jack Draper.  Draper described the first two rounds of the revamped mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open in that

Sara Errani said before the start of this year's US Open mixed doubles tournament that her goal was to avenge all the doubles players who were denied a chance to play at Flushing Meadows this year, and then dedicated the title to her colleagues after completing a triumphant run.

Some of the biggest stars in men's and women's tennis will take the court together at the US Open for a reimagined mixed doubles competition.

Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, overcoming Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3 5-7 10-6 in the competition's reimagined format that drew some of the top singles players.

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.

The US Open Mixed Doubles Championship finally introduced the revamp of the mixed doubles category on Tuesday. Thereby, stars collided and a new format was exhibited. However, can the tournament be declared a hit?

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, overcoming Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3 5-7 10-6 in the competition's reimagined format that drew some of the top singles players.