Grand Slam tennis is again for one final instalment of the yr, and there’s something very completely different concerning the really feel of this one.
The world’s elite converge on New York, New York for the US Open, however most of the top-ranked gamers throughout the boys’s and girls’s sport have arrived per week early.
Why? For the revamped blended doubles occasion, that has attracted the largest names within the sport to affix forces in a model new format designed to excite followers with all-star groups and matches forward of the calendar yr’s final main event.
That has not been with out controversy, nevertheless, with the defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori placing out a joint assertion again in February that referred to as the brand new format a “profound injustice”, earlier than saying, “Making choices simply following the logic of revenue is profoundly unsuitable in some conditions.”
British No1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu confronted on within the first spherical on Thursday with the previous cruising to a straight-set win alongside American accomplice Jessica Pegula to ship Carlos Alcaraz house early.
Draper and Pegula returned to guide their place within the semi-finals as they thrashed Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva – conquerors of Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic – 4-1 4-1. The pair will face Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in Wednesday’s semi-final, with the ultimate to be performed later the identical day.
US Open 2025 blended doubles order of play
Arthur Arthur Stadium (12am BST begin)
Semi-final 1: Pegula (USA) and Draper (GBR) vs Swiatek (POL) and Ruud (NOR)
Semi-final 2: Collins (USA) and Harrison (USA) vs Errani (ITA) and Vavassori (ITA)
When is Jack Draper taking part in?
Draper and Pegula will take to the courtroom of their semi-final match on Wednesday, August 19, 2025.
They face Swiatek and Ruud, who brushed apart Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe earlier than defeating Caty McNally and Lorenzo Musetti to achieve the final 4.
That semi-final is scheduled first on Arthur Ashe Stadium, with a begin time of 7pm ET (midnight BST into Thursday).
Ought to Draper and Pegula get by means of the third seeds, they may face both defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori or American duo Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, who changed Jannik Sinner and Katerina Siniakova on the final minute, within the ultimate in a while Wednesday night.
What’s the match format?
The format of the matches might be barely completely different than a conventional best-of-three, first to 6 video games encounter.
Right here, whereas the match will nonetheless be best-of-three, the units might be shorter, performed to 4 video games slightly than the standard six, with no benefits (sudden-death deuce), and a tiebreak if scores are tied at 4-4.
A ten-point championship tiebreak might be performed if the pairs are stage at one set all.
The successful pair will obtain $1million (£736,880), whereas the crushed finalists will take house $400,000 (£294,729).
Semi-finalists will obtain $200,000 (£147,364), and those who make it to the final eight will pocket $100,000 (£73,682).
A primary-round exit will generate $20,000 (£14,736) per pair.
US Open blended doubles 2025 pairings
Which stars joined forces? Any shock duos?
Jessica Pegula & Jack Draper
Iga Swiatek & Casper Ruud
Elena Rybakina & Taylor Fritz
Amanda Anisimova & Holger Rune
Belinda Bencic & Alexander Zverev
Mirra Andreeva & Daniil Medvedev
Caty McNally & Lorenzo Musetti
Emma Raducanu & Carlos Alcaraz
Madison Keys & Frances Tiafoe
Olga Danilovic & Novak Djokovic
Taylor Townsend & Ben Shelton
Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori
Venus Williams & Reilly Opelka
Karolina Muchova & Andrey Rublev
Naomi Osaka & Gael Monfils
Danielle Collins & Christian Harrison
Who’s seeded? How did they resolve who was seeded?
There are 4 prime seeds within the draw, with the seedings determined upon mixed singles’ rating.
Draper and Pegula are the highest seeds – with the Briton ranked world No5, and Pegula sitting at world No4.
Second was house favorite Taylor Fritz, final yr’s crushed males’s singles finalist, and he partnered Elena Rybakina, the previous Wimbledon champion.
Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud are the third seeds, whereas Holger Rune and Amanada Anisimova accomplished the highest 4.
Full US Open blended doubles first spherical outcomes
Jack Draper (GBR) & Jessica Pegula (USA) bt Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) & Emma Raducanu (GBR) – 4-2, 4-2
Mirra Andreeva & Daniil Medvedev bt Olga Danilovic & Novak Djokovic (Srb) – 4-2, 5-3
Casper Ruud (Nor) & Iga Swiatek (Pol) bt Madison Keys & Frances Tiafoe (USA) – 4-1, 4-2
Caty McNally (USA) & Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) bt Gael Monfils (Fra) & Naomi Osaka (Jpn) – 5-3, 4-2
Danielle Collins (USA) & Christian Harrison (USA) bt Belinda Bencic (Sui) & Alexander Zverev (Ger) – 4-0, 5-3
Ben Shelton & Taylor Townsend (USA) bt Amanda Anisimova (USA) & Holger Rune (Den) – 4-2, 5-4(2)
Karolina Muchova (Cze) & Andrey Rublev bt Reilly Opelka & Venus Williams (USA) – 4-2, 5-4(4)
Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori (Ita) bt Taylor Fritz (USA) & Elena Rybakina (Kaz) – 4-2, 4-2
Jack Draper (GBR) & Jessica Pegula (USA) bt Mirra Andreeva & Daniil Medvedev – 4-1, 4-1
Casper Ruud (Nor) & Iga Swiatek (Pol) bt Caty McNally (USA) & Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) – 4-1, 4-2
Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori (Ita) bt Karolina Muchova (Cze) & Andrey Rublev – 4-1, 5-4(4)
Danielle Collins (USA) & Christian Harrison (USA) bt Ben Shelton & Taylor Townsend (USA) – 4-1, 5-4(2)
