US Open mixed doubles: Order of play, pairings and prize money

Grand Slam tennis is back for one last instalment of the year, and there is something very different about the feel of this one.

The world’s elite converge on New York, New York for the US Open, but many of the top-ranked players across the men’s and women’s game have arrived a week early.

Why? For the revamped mixed doubles event, that has attracted the biggest names in the sport to join forces in a brand new format designed to excite fans with all-star teams and matches ahead of the calendar year’s last major tournament.

That has not been without controversy, however, with the defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori putting out a joint statement back in February that called the new format a “profound injustice”, before saying, “Making decisions just following the logic of profit is profoundly wrong in some situations.”

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.

Both Draper and Raducanu have had significant success at the US Open previously, with Draper reaching the semi-finals last year, falling to Jannik Sinner in the sweltering conditions, while Raducanu became the ‘Queen of Queen’s’ back in 2021, winning a maiden Grand Slam title at just 18 years old to complete a fairytale run from qualifying to a major final.

Men’s world No1 Sinner had been scrambling for a partner after Emma Navarro, who he was supposed to team up with, decided to play at the Monterrey Open in Mexico instead. However, after he was given a deadline on Sunday, he will line up alongside doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova.