While mixed doubles tournaments are fayre of the weeks leading up to tournaments especially in the United States, none have kicked up much debate more like the US Open Mixed Doubles which is due to start on Tuesday 19 August.

Out is the usual Mixed Doubles which allows the leading doubles names (the bone of conjecture to this all) to play with the top male or female counterparts and in is sort of a tournament similar to Tiebreak Tens but lucrative and brings the top names in for big prize money and a use of time during Fan Week.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu have been one of the most talked about in the build-up with the main narrative surrounding the tournament around Wimbledon. Both are involved but Jannik Sinner is a possible absentee after his partner Emma Navarro pulled out to pl

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