Some of the biggest stars in men's and women's tennis will take the court together at the US Open for reimagined mixed doubles competition.

The thought of the top men’s and women’s singles players teaming up is one that has often intrigued tennis fans around the world.

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka take on Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev at 12:30 p.m. ET today, Aug. 19. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service. Right now, ESPN+ costs $11.99/month for new subscribers.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.

American tennis executives hope to exploit commercial possibilities but doubles stars have labelled the event “a profound injustice”