Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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The U.S. Open champions will join forces on Flushing Meadows this summer.
this 2022 US Open Champion Carlos Alcaraz Meeting with partners 2021 US Open Champion Holder Emma Raducanu In a star-studded U.S. open mixed doubles match.
Grand Slam Gold Novak Djokovic Will play with fellow countrymen Olga Danilovicthe world’s number one Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro United, the world’s number one Aryna Sabalenka Good friends Grigor Dimitrov and tsitsidosa– Tennis Charming Couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and partners Paula Badosa It can also be entered in the US Open Mixed Doubles.
Nine out of ten women in the world and the top ten men in the world are in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship, which will be held on Tuesday, August 19, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20 at the USTA Billie Jean King National National Tennis Center.
Why are there so many stars this year?
One of the reasons is money.
The winning team will cash out the championship’s $1 million check, and the work has not been good these days– $800,000 more than the 2024 US Open Mixed Tags Championship Check.
Judging from this number, the 2024 US Open Singles Championship received $3.6 million, while the 2024 US Open finalists received $1.8 million respectively. The 2024 U.S. Open Tag Team Champion shared the 750,000 check for the championship.
The 2025 US Open Mixed Tag Team Championships’ roster includes the following teams (listed by singles ranking):
Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner
Qinwen Zheng and Jack Draper
Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul
Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz
Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
Aryna Sabalenka and Grigor Dimitrov
Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
Taylor Townsend and Ben Sheldon
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios
As of June 16, a total of 16 teams have entered.
The entry window will end on July 28 at 12:00 ET, when the top eight teams at the time will officially accept the live/lottery directly.
The remaining eight teams will be determined by wildcards and announced on the following dates.
“In the initial discussion about reimagining and elevating the U.S. Open Tag Team Championship, we wanted to find a way to showcase the best men in the world and the best men and women competing with each other, and we are confident that we can make the top players in the game excited about this unique opportunity,” said Lew Sherr, CEO and Executive Director USTA. “We are all so excited to see a team that has put their name on the entry list. It shows that players are behind what we are trying to do and we know fans will love it.”
Last August, Tsitsipas and Badosa celebrated what the Greeks called “one of the coolest date nights I could have asked for,” when they won the American Open Mixed Crazy Exhibition of Inauguration.
Tsitsidosa overcomes a talented field that includes Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios, Amanda Anisimova and Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton, whichever is $250,000.
The Italian duo of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori beat Taylor Townsend and Donald Young to win the 2024 U.S. Open Mixed Tag Team Championship. The Italian couple also beat Townsend and Evan King earlier this month to win a double from Roland Garros. Errani and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini are dominant Olympic tag team champions.
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Supporters of the new hybrid doubles format say it’s the ideal way to give hybrid doubles, which is often overlooked by Flushing Meadows, its own platform that can attract its own spotlight through reports from ESPN and international broadcast rights holders.
Critics say let’s call it this way: This is the latest attempt by the USTA to capitalize on new sources of income from the money tree that began in the U.S. Open. Critics say it’s about selling more tickets (although Fan Week is free, U.S. Open doubles will require paid ticket attendance), and USTA’s bigger goal to eventually extend the open opening to a three-week tournament and offer more paid courses, more parking and concessions to make more tennis fans stand out.
It’s about “boosting” mixed doubles, not about cash rush, USTA says.
“The U.S. Open has long struggled to find innovation and new ways to make games more accessible and entertaining,” said U.S. Open Director Stacey Allaster. “We believe that this reimagined, our open hybrid doubles champion will do that, while the top male and female players in tennis play side by side in a fast-paced, highly competitive form.
“It’s important to be able to move this event to one place on the schedule and with our broadcast partners fully purchasing, more fans in the U.S. and around the world than ever before will be able to enjoy this incredible game.”
