The US Open mixed doubles tournament has a new look, with huge names and prize money. Here's what you'll want to know.

NEW YORK :The U.S. Open's experiment to bring a bigger spotlight to the mixed doubles kicks off on Tuesday, as the competition gets its own place on the calendar and organisers lure in fans with partnerships made up of top singles players. Beloved by ...

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, who’ll be defending their title, are the only true doubles team competing at Flushing Meadows.

The winning duo will take home a $1 million prize, which is higher than most prize purses for mixed doubles major tournaments. The 16 teams will play over two days. The first round and quarterfinals take place on Tuesday inside the main show courts at the USTA National Tennis Center. The semifinals and championship match will be on Wednesday night.

Many of the world’s top tennis players, who ordinarily focus on the singles matches, will compete at the event, to the disappointment of some career mixed-doubles players.

After Emma Navarro's withdrawal, Jannik Sinner will make his US Open mixed doubles debut alongside one of the most decorated doubles player of the last decade. World no. 1 will join forces with Katerina Siniakova.

The U.S. Open's experiment to bring a bigger spotlight to the mixed doubles kicks off on Tuesday, as the competition gets its own place on the calendar and organisers lure in fans with partnerships made up of top singles players.

Nonconformity is a quintessential US Open trait. From being the first to introduce a final-set tiebreak way back in 1970 to allowing in-game coaching in 2022, the season’s last tennis Major has defied tradition multiple times.