Nine of the 10 best men in the world and nine of the 10 best women have officially entered the renewed mixed doubles event of the Open of US, the organizers of the tournament said on Tuesday, with former singles champion Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu.
The competition, which will take place a week before the main raffle of the singles during its “fans week”, will grant $ 1 million in money awards to the winning team.
Sixteen teams have entered and the entrance window closes on July 28, after which the eight best teams with the best classification of combined singles will be in the raffle through direct acceptance, with eight more wild card inputs.
“In our initial discussions about the reinvention and elevation of the US Open Mixed Double Championship, we wanted to find a way to show the best men and women in the world who compete with each other,” said the CEO of Usta, Lew Sherr.
“We were sure that we could excite the best players in the game with this unique opportunity. Seeing the teams that have already put their names on the entrance list makes us incredibly excited.
“He shows that players are behind what we are trying to do, and we know that fans will love.”
Other couples include twice champion of the Open Open Open that associated with Nick Kyrgios, as well as Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The matches will be the best of three sets, with short sets in four games, scoring without AD, unreasonable four and a 10 -point tiebreaker instead of a third set.
The final will be the best of three games in six games.
Although several big names such as Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, IgA Swiatk and Naomi Osaka have entered, the format was because of the criticism of the famous double double players.
The queen champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori said that the new format was a “deep injustice” that lack of respect for the doubles to the players, describing the new event as a “pseudo-exhibition centered only on entertainment and show.”
The US Open had said that the changes were made after the success of the “Mixed Madness” exhibition event held before the tournament last year, which combined several individual high -profile players in teams.
“Making decisions just following the logic of profits is deeply incorrect in some situations,” said the Italians Errani and Vavassori.
The couple has entered the competition this year.
Mixed double input list
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
IGA Swiatek and Casper Rud
Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner
Aryna Sabalenkka and Grigor Dimitrov
Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios
Qinwen Zheng and Jack Draper
Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul
Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz
Mirror Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
Taylor Towsend and Ben Shelton
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
Sabalenkka apologized to the spray after the final comments of the France Open
The world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, said she apologized with Coconut Gound after saying goodbye to the first triumph of French’s Open of the American, and added that she regrets the comments she made about the 21 -year -old girl after the final.
Sabalenka had been prepared for victory after claiming the SET opening in a tiebreaker, just to see that the Gunal Orchestra El Awesome 6-7 (5) 6-2 6-4 returns to claim her second Grand Slam title.
Sabalenkka made 70 missed mistakes in the final and then said at a press conference that Gound won “not because he played incredible (but) because I made all those mistakes”, comments that he has since regretted having committed.
“It was totally unprofessional on my part, I let my emotions overcome me. I absolutely regret what I said at that time,” Sabalenka told Eurosport. “We all make mistakes. I am only human and I am still learning in life. We all have those days when we lose control.
“The difference with me is that the world looks at me to do it, I get much more hate later for what I did other people.”
Sabalenka said he had communicated with the donation personally after to apologize.
“I wanted to apologize and make sure that she knows that she deserved absolutely to win the tournament and that I respect her. I never had the intention of attacking her,” Sabalenka added.
“I was super emotional and not very intelligent at that press conference. I am not necessarily grateful for what I did.
“It took me some time to look at him again, go to him with his eyes open and understand. I realized a lot of myself.”
After having lost two Grand Slam finals this year, Sabalenka will now focus his attention on the grass -Court swing, heating for Wimbledon playing at Berlin Open this week.
