Carlos Alcaraz’s mixed-doubles partnership with Emma Raducanu was the US Open’s idea, and came about for commercial reasons, rather than being an organic arrangement between two old friends.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz might have lost in the revamped US Open mixed doubles - but they certainly won the hearts of the New York crowd.

Raducanu, who won the US Open title in 2021, and Spaniard Alcaraz have been handed a wildcard entry for the two-day tournament.