The US Open mixed doubles tournament has a new look, with huge names and prize money. Here's what you'll want to know.

The US Open Mixed Doubles is due to take place between Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 August amid much conjecture with the tournament erased from its usual slot and now featuring top stars from across the tennis world.

The tennis world was buzzing earlier this summer when news of the US Open’s new mixed doubles tournament was announced. For starters, mixed doubles—normally played during the course of the main tournament,

The new format full of boldfaced singles names has faced sporting criticism, but its possible entertainment factor is close to undeniable.

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.

Nonconformity is a quintessential US Open trait. From being the first to introduce a final-set tiebreak way back in 1970 to allowing in-game coaching in 2022, the season’s last tennis Major has defied tradition multiple times.

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.

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.

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla