Sara Errani (R) and Andrea Vavassori bite their championship trophy after defeating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud during the mixed doubles final during the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., on August 20, 2025.

The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced in the first round of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles event on Tuesday.

The event sparked controversy because it excluded traditional doubles teams - except for Errani and Vavassori - at the expense of big-name singles players. The star-studded field included world No. 2 Iga Swiatek and three-time Grand Slam singles finalist Casper Ruud, who lost in the final to the Italians, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6.

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula have gone through quite a journey in the past two days, featuring together at the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. Originally, the Brit was paired with Qinwen Zheng and even Paula Badosa before both had to withdraw due to injury,

NEW YORK (AP)—Even as the time crept towards midnight in the mixed doubles title match, the crowds and energy in Arthur Ashe Stadium didn't budge. The US Open's largest court was packed for the final three matches of the reimagined mixed doubles ...

The US Open crowned its first champions of the 2025 tennis tournament on Wednesday night as mixed doubles took center stage in New York.

The Italians had been determined to prove the value of doubles players and "made their points clear". But so did the US Open organisers. Their aim was to "create a bigger stage" for a format "deemed obsolete" and the interest it has subsequently generated is "undeniable".

After an exciting first day, the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is coming to a close with semifinal and final matches tonight. The new-look tournament debuted with some of the sport’s top talent yesterday;