Last month, it became official: the 22-year-old Ben Shelton is bringing the fire back to mixed doubles in New York, teaming up with none other than WTA doubles World No.1 Taylor Townsend. The current Australian Open women’s doubles winner with Katerina Siniakova, Townsend couldn’t hide her thrill, exclaiming, “We did, we did. Oh my god, love it,” while Shelton promised, “I think that’s what you can expect again,” when the official Instagram account of the US Open shared a clip showing their chemistry. Yet, Shelton and Townsend fuel anticipation, another American name, Coco Gauff, will skip the $1 million US Open mixed doubles lure, revealing her reason while locked in battle at the Cincinnati Open.

A week ago in Montreal, Coco Gauff’s campaign collapsed under the weight of 42

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