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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz Start US Open Mixed Doubles vs. Team with Women's Doubles Champ
The mixed doubles draw was revamped to attract singles stars, and the winners will share $1 million, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz make their US Open mixed doubles debut, facing Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool in the first round after receiving a wild card Saturday.
- The Tennis Association overhauled the event last year to attract top singles players, offering a $1 million prize that effectively excluded traditional doubles specialists. An eight-team qualifying tournament was added this year to address this gap.
- Routliffe and Glasspool secured their main draw spot through the qualifying tournament, winning two matches that both required tiebreakers. They represent the doubles specialists the new qualification structure aimed to support.
- The first round and quarterfinals occur today, Tuesday, with semifinals and final scheduled for Wednesday. Williams and Alcaraz aim to navigate the 16-team field to claim the $1 million prize.
- Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic earned their position based on combined singles rankings and face Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe in their first match. The competitive field reflects the tournament's ongoing balance between star power and traditional doubles participation.
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Serena Williams is back at the US Open, playing mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz start US Open mixed doubles vs. team with women's doubles champ
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament against a team that features the reigning women’s doubles champion.
·New York, United States
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The two athletes, who have Nike as their main sponsor, combine to add up to 30 individual "big" titles.On the way they could cross with Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Deprived of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon by an injury to the right wrist, the Spaniard inaugurated on Tuesday his return to the circuit by the mixed double tournament of the US Open, reformed in depth in 2025.Alcaraz will be associated with another returning...
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