U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament set
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There’s a $1 million prize and big names for 2025 US Open mixed doubles. Why are some people upset?
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 top-seeded pair features British No 1 Jack Draper alongside Jessica Pegula – they face Alcaraz and Raducanu in the round-of-16. Novak Djokovic is also playing with Serbian compatriot Olga Danilovic, while Jannik Sinner is due to play with Katerina Siniakova, less than a day after his final with Alcaraz at the Cincinnati Open.
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 first week of the 2025 US Open gets started on Monday, Aug. 18 and the week will also feature the new look Mixed Doubles format.
The US Open mixed doubles tournament has a new look, with huge names and prize money. Here's what you'll want to know.
Many of the world’s top tennis players, who ordinarily focus on the singles matches, will compete at the event, to the disappointment of some career mixed-doubles players.
The 2025 US Open will start with a new stand-alone mixed doubles championship on 19-20 August. Sixteen pairs will compete for the title, with seven teams receiving direct entry based on their combined singles ranking. The rest got wildcards.
A Grand Slam replacing mixed doubles with a standalone singles-driven event could set a dangerous precedent, feels Rohan Bopanna
After Emma Navarro's withdrawal, Jannik Sinner will make his US Open mixed doubles debut alongside one of the most decorated doubles player of the last decade. World no. 1 will join forces with Katerina Siniakova.
Williams is a longtime resident of Palm Beach Gardens while Opelka has lived in the Delray Beach/Boca Raton area since he was a teenager.
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