4 d. ago Wimbledon reject Emma Raducanu's plea for controversial tournament change

The US Open broke with tradition by staging the mixed doubles over two days in the week before the main tournament and offering one million US dollars to the winners

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu calls for huge Wimbledon change after Jamie Murray criticism

Emma Raducanu has just taken part in the US Open's new look mixed doubles tournament and she wants Wimbledon to follow suit despite criticism from some within the sport

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2 w. ago Game to love! Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz hit the court for long

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz have taken to the court on Arthur Ashe in New York in a bid to start their hotly anticipated US Open mixed doubles campaign against familiar opposition.

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2 w. ago World’s best ready to sprinkle stardust on US Open mixed doubles | Tumaini Carayol

A revamped competition with the top singles players and held the week before the main tournament has caught attention at Flushing MeadowsA few hours after Taylor Fritz’s third-round match at the Cincinnati Open, the theme of his post-match press conference shifted from his tough victory against Lorenzo Sonego to the looming US Open mixed doubles tournament. The first question posed to him on this subject was carefully prefaced with the acknowledgment that mixed doubles was probably not his priority in the middle of one of the biggest tournaments in the world. As a grin spread across his face, Fritz quickly interjected: “It is a priority,” he said.Fritz had been asked whether he had any sympathy for the frustrated doubles specialists who had been brushed aside to make room for the transformation of this event. From his perspective, the right players were in the draw: “I’ve seen a lot of people calling it like an exhibition, or it doesn’t count. I personally think this is the stronges...

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2 w. ago When is the US Open draw? Confirmed seeds, wildcards, withdrawn players and more

The men’s and women’s US Open singles draws will follow the new-look mixed doubles tournament

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2 w. ago 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.S. Open’s overhauled mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper to face each other in revamped US Open mixed doubles

British No1s meet as rivals in first round of 16-pair eventRaducanu and Alcaraz to play Draper and PegulaBritish No 1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu will face each other in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles. The event has been moved to before the main tournament on 19 and 20 August, with $1m (£750,000) in prize money at stake for the winners of the 16-pair event.Draper will play with American Jessica Pegula after their original partners, Paula Badosa and Tommy Paul, both withdrew. With both inside the top five in the singles rankings, the pair have been handed the top seeding and will kick off their campaign against wildcard pair Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu at risk of being ABANDONED by Carlos Alcaraz for $1m US Open mixed doubles tournament as he faces cross

Emma Raducanu's mixed doubles alliance with Carlos Alcaraz has been the talk of tennis this summer - but the Grand Slam champion duo's participation is now in doubt.

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