By now, tennis fans have chosen their position on the controversial and reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. It is set to begin on Tuesday, August 19 and has been beset with withdrawals for a variety of reasons including injuries and playing in Cincinnati the day before.
Here are the 16 US Open Mixed Doubles teams.
Direct entrants:
- Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper
- Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
- Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz
- Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune
- Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
- Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
- Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
- Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev
Wildcards:
- Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
- Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
- Katerina Siniakova and Jannik Sinner
- Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton
- Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka
- Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
- Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils
- Lorenzo Musetti and Caty McNally
Play will commence at 11 AM on Tuesday. Teams will play an abbreviated match of four games wins the set, best of three sets. The finals will be played Wednesday evening.
Thoughts About The US Open Mixed Doubles Field
This is an interesting group of players spanning in age from 18 years (Mirra Andreeva) to 45 years (Venus Williams).
The defending US Open champions: Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori would be perceived as the favorites.
However, Katerina Siniakova has won more doubles Grand Slams than anyone in the field (11 plus 2 Olympic gold medals) and is partnered with World No. 1 men’s singles player Jannik Sinner. Their first round match is against Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev.
Taylor Townsend is currently the World No. 1 in doubles and a two-time Grand Slam champion (with Siniakova). She has played with Ben Shelton before. The all-lefty team’s first round match is against Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune.
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz won the Eisenhower Cup at Indian Wells this year. They open against Errani and Vavassori.
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will attract massive fan interest; they play Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the first round.
Watch the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship on ESPN.
