The mixed-doubles discipline on the U.S. Open, which begins subsequent month in New York, will likely be a star-studded occasion.
The US Tennis Affiliation introduced Tuesday the eight groups receiving direct entries into the event, in addition to six wild-card entrants. Two extra groups will participate as wild playing cards.
Venus Williams, 45, obtained a wild-card entry and can play with big-serving American Reilly Opelka. The previous World No. 1 in singles, Williams is an achieved doubles participant on the most important phases. She gained two Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in 1998, in addition to three Olympic gold medals and 14 Grand Slam girls’s doubles occasions along with her youthful sister, Serena.
Venus performed on the WTA Tour final week for the primary time since March 2024 on the Mubadala Citi DC Open. After turning into the oldest participant to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, she misplaced within the second spherical in Washington to Magdalena Frech of Poland.
The mixed-doubles competitors in New York will function many of the women and men ranked within the Prime 10. The 16 mixed-double pairs will likely be vying for a $1 million first prize.
These high gamers is not going to be becoming combined doubles in with their singles play. Blended-doubles matches will happen over two days, Aug. 19 and 20, earlier than play in the principle draw begins.
Receiving direct entries have been the next groups:
No. 11 Emma Navarro and No. 1 Jannik Sinner; Belinda Bencic and No. 3 Alexander Zverev; No. 12 Elena Rybakina and No. 4 Taylor Fritz; No. 10 Paula Badosa and No. 5 Jack Draper; No. 7 Amanda Anisimova and No. 9 Holger Rune; No. 3 Iga Swiatek and No. 13 Casper Ruud; No. 4 Jessica Pegula and No. 15 Tommy Paul; and No. 5 Mirra Andreeva and No. 14 Daniil Medvedev.
The opposite wild-card entrants are Emma Raducanu and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz; Olga Danilovic and No. 6 Novak Djokovic; Taylor Townsend and No. 7 Ben Shelton; No. 8 Madison Keys and No. 12 Frances Tiafoe; and the reigning U.S. Open mixed-doubles champions, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. —Reuters/Subject Stage Media