Sara Errani (R) and Andrea Vavassori bite their championship trophy after defeating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud during the mixed doubles final during the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., on August 20, 2025.

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.

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula wear dejected expressions after their loss to Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament at Arthur

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.

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.

Big names fell early and unexpected teams broke through to steal the spotlight on Day 1 of U.S. Open mixed doubles play, headlining an electric opener packed with upsets and standout performances.

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.

Fans flocked to New York and mixed doubles was the star of the show — but there remains a fundamental flaw with the new-look tournament