New York, Aug 18 (AP) – In an exciting development for the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, Jannik Sinner has teamed up with the accomplished 10-time women's doubles major champion, Katerina Siniakova. Initially slated to partner with Emma Navarro, Sinner had to adjust when Navarro opted to compete in Monterrey, Mexico, the following week.
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, both former U.S. Open singles champions, are set to confront the top-seeded duo of Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the opening round. The tournament field was finalized this past Sunday, ahead of the draw conducted for this prestigious two-day event, which awards a hefty $1 million prize to the winning team.
Among other notable pairs announced for the tournament are Naomi Osaka, a two-time U.S. Open women's champion, paired with Gael Monfils, as well as the dynamic duo of Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev, and the partnership of Caty McNally with Lorenzo Musetti. Musetti was originally supposed to play with Jasmine Paolini, but she had to withdraw to compete against Iga Swiatek in the Cincinnati final. Swiatek remains in the tournament, teaming up with Casper Ruud.
Jannik Sinner, ranked as the top seed, and his adversary in the men's singles final, Carlos Alcaraz, will both have to quickly transition to their doubles matches in New York. Meanwhile, the wild card entry of Sinner and Siniakova is scheduled to face Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic in the first round.
The first-round matchups include Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic squaring off against Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev. The No. 3 seeds Swiatek and Ruud will challenge Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, while Osaka and Monfils are set against McNally and Musetti. Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton are scheduled to compete against the No. 4-seeded duo Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune. Adding to the excitement, Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka will face Muchova and Rublev, and the No. 2 seeds Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz are due to take on Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
Errani and Vavassori come into this tournament as the defending U.S. Open champions and stand out as the sole traditional doubles team in the competition.
The tournament schedule will kick off with the first and second rounds on Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m., followed by the semifinals and final taking place on Wednesday night.
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