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Just before the men’s and women’s singles and doubles began, US Open organisers hailed the success of their revamped mixed doubles event – which featured some of the planet's biggest singles stars but had pointedly snubbed specialist doubles teams.
Defending champions Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori won a dramatic 2025 U.S. Open mixed doubles final at Flushing Meadows. The Italian pair and only recognized mixed doubles team in the tournament, beat third seeds Iga Świątek/Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7 (10-6) on Arthur Ashe to claim the top prize of $1 million.
Some of the biggest stars in men's and women's tennis took the court together at the US Open for reimagined mixed doubles competition.
Jack Draper narrowly missed out on an appearance in the new-look US Open mixed doubles final. Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event, played for the first time in the week before the main tournament, as the top seeds and eased through to the last four on Tuesday, including beating Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.
The semifinals of the new-look U.S. Open mixed doubles championship are set, with the title being decided tomorrow. The teams of Iga Świątek/Casper Ruud and Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori advanced in the early wave, and they will be joined by Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison and Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper.
The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field.
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.
Jessica Pegula is the older sister that Draper, whose only sibling is brother Ben, never knew he needed. Their banter in a recent press conference showed how they have morphed from mere acquaintances to “siblings.” The pair won two matches gaining the moniker “Dragula.”
Viewers in the UK can watch the mixed doubles at the US Open live on Sky Sports Tennis. The event is being streamed on ESPN in the United States. The full 16-team field was decided by the top-8 singles rankings combined, and eight wildcard picks.