First of all, the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament will probably be a bit of a nonsense. That is the format of the newly renewed competition. From the first round through the semi-final, competitions are the best-of-three sets with short sets (tiebreakers on 4-4), no-ad-score and a 10-point tiebreak for the third. The final will be the best sets (full sets, tiebreakers on 6-6) with no-ad score and a 10-point tie-graker for the third.
Ben Shelton and Taylor Townsend are the chances of the favorites, followed by Jannik Sinner and Katerina Siniakova. Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula, the best seeds, are not far behind.
Here are my best bets for the event, which takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Flushing Meadows.
US Open Mixed Doubles Title Pick: Ben Shelton and Taylor Townsend +550
Shelton and Townsend are simply the best team in the field of 16. Of course, the best team does not always win in tennis – especially not in this format. Yet there is a lot to be found on Shelton and Townsend. Shelton played a lot of Doubles at the university in Florida and he has been dominant in Doubles for Team World on the Laver Cup in recent years. Townsend is the number 1 double player of the WTA in the world. Shelton and Townsend have previously played together; They reached the US Open Mixed Doubles Semifinals in 2023 before they lost to the top paired couples of Pegula and Austin Krajicek in a tiebreak for the third set. The only bad news on the way to this tournament is that Shelton and Townsend can be confronted against Sinner and Siniakova in the quarterfinals. That is a tough draw.
US Open Mixed Doubles Longshot Pick: Lorenzo Musetti and Caty McNally +1800
With Shelton-Townsend, Sinner-Siniakova, Andrea Vavassori-Sara Errani and Taylor Fritz-elena Rybakina all in the lower half of the draw, the upper half is much more open. There are great opportunities for almost everyone on that side of the bracket, and the Musetti-McNally duo has the best chance to take advantage. Musetti is just in second place in Doubles at the Cincinnati Masters with colleague Italian Lorenzo Sonego. In Ladies Dubs, McNally is a two -time US Open finalist and two -time Australian Open Quarter Finalist. They have a very favorable path to the title that starts with Gael Monfils and Naomi Osaka in the first round.
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