Quite a couple: Spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils reach US Open mixed doubles semifinals
The married pair advanced after a 10-point tiebreak and earned a semifinal against Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.
- On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, spouses Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Gael Monfils of France became the first team to reach the U.S. Open mixed doubles semifinals, edging Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten 5-4 , 4-5 .
- Entering the tournament as wild card entrants with no expectations, Svitolina and Monfils only finalized their tactical approach on Monday. Svitolina said, "Only yesterday we worked on few things for doubles."
- The U.S. Open overhauled the mixed doubles format last year to attract top singles players, implementing sets to four games with 10-point tiebreakers instead of third sets. This format guarantees quick matches that do not tax players.
- Svitolina and Monfils face Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in the semifinals on Wednesday, with the winning team earning $1 million in the final. Two additional wins would secure the prize.
- Monfils' final Grand Slam tournament before retirement continues as he pursues the title. In the other semifinal, Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev will meet Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik for a spot in the final.
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Spouses Svitolina, Monfils reach US Open mixed doubles semis
NEW YORK — Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have both gone far but never all the way to the US Open title. Maybe the married couple can finally win a trophy together. The spouses made quite a pair on the court Tuesday, becoming the first team into the mixed doubles semifinals by edging Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten 5-4 (6), 4-5 (3) (10-8). Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz won their first-round match but were then ousted after a 5-4 (4), …
The Frenchman and Ukrainian defeated Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, both numbers one of the world's doubles. Meanwhile, Alcaraz -with a new look- and Serena Williams besides Djokovic-Sabalenka were eliminated.
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Quite a couple: Spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils reach US Open mixed doubles semifinals
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have both gone far but never all the way to the U.S. Open title. Maybe the married couple can finally win a trophy together. The spouses made quite a pair on the court Tuesday, becoming…
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