Many of those types of stars were listed among the teams announced Monday by the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship. Tennis Association.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial list of 16 teams entered into the U.S. The tournament was overhauled last year, with a $1 million prize going to the winners, in an effort to get top singles players to compete. Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, the runners-up in 2025, are entered again, along with Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, the Japanese duo of Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori, and Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper.
Match Schedule and Venue Details
The main draw of the U.S. Open is scheduled for August 25-26. All matches will take place at the Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, which are the largest venues in the tournament. Fans can watch the action live on ESPN’s networks.
What It Means
Teams can enter up until Aug. That means Sabalenka, the two-time defending U.S. Open women’s champion, and Djokovic, still ranked No. Eight teams will be given wild cards by the USTA, and two other teams will play their way into the field through a qualifying tournament to be held Aug. “Any time you can bring women and men together on the same team, you showcase tennis at its best. There is a chance for more this year — Siniakova and Patten are doubles specialists — with the addition of the eight-team qualifying tournament, which will include six direct entries and two wild cards.
17, when the six duos with the best combined singles rankings at the time will be automatically entered into the main draw. 5 on the men’s tour at age 39, will be safely into the field. 24. The format will be best-of-three-set matches with sets to four games, tiebreakers at 4-all and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set, through the semifinals. The final will be standard scoring with sets to six games and a tiebreaker at 6-all, and a 10-point match tiebreaker if necessary.
This is exactly what the mixed doubles championship does,” USTA CEO Craig Tiley said in a statement.
Errani and Vavassori were the only traditional doubles team in last year’s tournament.
