While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament , the two already sound like an “old married couple,” one reporter joked during a hilarious back-and-forth on Tuesday.

Pegula and Draper were speaking with reporters after they had defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals.

Draper was asked about his seriousness on the court during the matches and what it would mean to win, he replied that “it would mean a lot” and that “obviously it is like a bit of an exhibition format. It’s nice to play with someone.”

Jessica Pegula of the US and Jack Draper of Britain confer during their first round mixed doubles match against Brit

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