British quantity ones Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper will face one another on this week’s new-look US Open blended doubles occasion in New York.
Raducanu, 22, is partnering five-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz, whereas Draper, 23, will play with American Jessica Pegula after their authentic companions, Tommy Paul and Paula Badosa, each withdrew.
Organisers had been heavily criticised in February after asserting that the blended doubles competitors could be a standalone occasion on 19-20 August – earlier than the singles event begins on 24 August.
The 16 pairs concerned will compete for $1m (£749,077) at Flushing Meadows.
Raducanu, who gained the US Open title in 2021, and Spaniard Alcaraz have been handed a wildcard entry for the two-day event.
Earlier than the occasion, Alcaraz, 22, is taking over world primary Jannik Sinner for the fourth time this season, within the final of the Cincinnati Open in Ohio on Monday.
Italian Sinner, 24, who can be a wildcard entrant, has been re-paired with Czech Katerina Siniakova after his accomplice, American Emma Navarro, withdrew.
Draper and Pegula, in the meantime, have certified straight and have been given the highest seeding, as a result of each gamers are inside the highest 5 within the singles rankings.
The primary two rounds will happen on Tuesday and the semi-finals and ultimate can be performed on Wednesday.
Simply 4 video games can be required to win a set in matches earlier than the ultimate, with no-advantage scoring (4 factors can be wanted to win a sport) and 10-point match tie-breaks as an alternative of a 3rd set all through.
