With the renewed US Open Mixed Doubles event just a few days away, the field is decimated by withdrawal and partner switching while the cut deadline looms on Sunday, so much that even in this late stage there are spaces that still have to be filled in the field.
I am very competitive; If I losing, I wouldn’t be happy … So I didn’t want to waste mental energy on it. Coco Gauff
When it was announced for the first time in the spring, just about everyone who registered someone to play the event again, that a prizes for price fee of $ 1 million offered, except Coco Gauff, that is, the 2023 US Open Singles Champion who, from the beginning, said she would make the 16-Team event that of 19-20.
“For me it was just because I know that the free week of the US Open has already been packed for me, for sponsor things, and it was just like a completely different thing,” Gauff again confirmed to the Cincinnati who opened this week, where she fell on Jasmine Paolini on Friday evening. “And I am very competitive; if I losing, I wouldn’t be happy … So I didn’t want to waste mental energy on that.”
Nevertheless, the world’s best men and women have registered, with some interesting partnerships that appear in the field.
Both no. 1’s, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka were the challenge, in combination with Emma Navarro and Grigor Dimitrov, who have both set aside since then.
Dimitrov is out after storing a breast injury at Wimbledon who has since loved him from the Herentournee, while Navarro has chosen to play in the WTA 500 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico next week.
The World No 11 comes early on the hard courts of Montreal and Cincinnati and plays in Mexico to give themselves more practice games on the way to the US Open, where she reached the semi -final a year ago.
Although Sabalenka has chosen not to compete in the mixed event, Sinner is looking for a new partner, although his participation is in the air after reaching the Cincinnati Open -Final, where he will meet Carlos Alcaraz on Monday.
British No. 1 Jack Draper, who is disabled due to an injury, returns to work with World No 4 Jessica Pegula in the US Open Mixed Doubles event, which starts on Tuesday
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Jessica Pegula was planned to play with colleague -American Tommy Paul, while Jack Draper van Groot -Britain was coupled to Paula Badosa, but both partners also withdrew, so that Pegula and Draper were also looking for new partners, and they have since collaborated to access the area of 16 teams.
Pegula, the second place of US Open Women’s last year, and Draper has a combined ranking of 9 for the entry Deadline on Sunday.
After the recordings and new combinations, Italians Jasmine Paolini & Lorenzo Musetti went through direct access through their combined rankings.
There are currently 13 places filled, including another Italian pair of defending mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, who received one of the wildcards and have been critical of the new format, a short, two-day event that will largely be filled by Top Singles players.
The other teams that have qualified directly include Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruduud, Elena Rrybakina & Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova & Holger Rune, Belinda Bencic & Alexander Zeverve and Mirra Andreva & Danil Medvedev.
The other wild cards have been transferred to Emma Raducu & Carlos Alcaraz, Madison Keys & Frances Tiafoe, Olga Danilovic & Novak Djokovic, Taylor Townsend & Ben Shelton and Venus Willy & Reile Opelka.
Two more wild cards are still on the table next to the direct access place that has been opened, and Groot-Britain’s Katie Boulter & Alex have loaded the Minaur to be admitted to the field, while there are several players outside the Sinner, who can also be forced to change their plans, including Iga Swiatk and Elena Rybakina, who for a Canninnat.
Paolini could also extend her stay in Mason, Ohio with a semi -final against Veronika Kudermetova to still play in Cincy.
Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu work together as one of the star attractions of the re -conceived mixed doubles event in New York next week
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The teams (subject to confirmation on Sundays):
- Iga Sweeker & Casper Roud
- Elena Rybakina & Taylor Fritz
- Amanda Anisimova & Holger Rune
- Belinda Bencic & Alexander Zverev
- Jessica Pegula Jack Draper
- Mirra Andreva & Danil Medvedev
- Jasmine Paolini & Lorenzo Musetti
- TBA
- Madison Keys & Frances Tiafoe (Wildcard)
- Olga Danilovic & Novak Djokovic (Wild-Card)
- Emma Raducanu & Carlos Alcaraz (Wildcard)
- Taylor Townsend & Ben Shelton (Wildcard)
- Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka (Wildcard)
- Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori (Wild-Card-2024 Mixed Doubles Champions)
- TBA
- TBA
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This year, the mixed event will be moved from the third week of the US Open, the traditional place on the calendar, to the first week – open fan week – enabling to compete tops stars together and to give this Grand Slam Championship, including coverage of broadcasting rights.
Other improvements for this year’s event will be:
- A players’ field with 16 teams-8 teams that earn direct access based on their combined singles ranking and 8 wildcard entries.
- $ 1 million in prize money for the US Open Mixed Doubles Champions (Team)
- The best-of-three-set competitions with short sets up to 4 games, no-ad scoring, tiebreaks on 4-all and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set.
- The final will be a best-of-three set-match for 6 games, with no-ad-score, with tiebreaks on 6-all and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set.
All matches played in Arthur Ashe Stadium or Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Defending mixed Doubles champions Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori have received a wildcard from the USTA, but have been critical of the new format, a shortened, two -day event that will largely be filled by top players players
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