The tennis world was buzzing earlier this summer when news of the US Open’s new mixed doubles tournament was announced. For starters, mixed doubles—normally played during the course of the main tournament, making it unlikely that the world’s most well-known singles players take part—was moved up to the US Open’s Fan Week, which started yesterday. Prize money was also increased fivefold, so that the championship team will now take home a cool $1 million; and for the first time, the quick-format, two-day blitzkrieg tournament will be shown widely on TV.

What does that mean when the first serve is tossed into the air? Well, in the first round alone, we’ll get to see Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu take on Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula; the all-Serbian team of Olga Danilovic and her idol

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