British number Emma Redukanu and Jack Draper will face each other in this week’s new-look US Open Mixed Doubles event.
22 -year -old Redukanu, five -time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alakraj, while the 23 -year -old Draper, will play with American Jessica Pegula after his original partners, Tommy Paul and Paula Badosa, after Tommy Paul and Paula Badosa.
The organizers were heavily criticized in February, after announcing that the mixed doubles competition would be a standalone event on August 19-20 – before the single tournament begins on 24 August.
It will compete for $ 1M (£ 749,077) in 16 pairs of flushing meadows.
Redukanu, who won the US Open title in 2021, and Spaniard Alakraj has been entrusted with a wildcard entry for a two -day tournament.
Prior to the incident, 22 -year -old Alakraj is taking the world number one Jannik Sinner for the fourth time this season, in the final of the Cincinnati Open in Ohio on Monday.
The Italian Sinner, 24, which is also a wildcard entrance, has been re -associated with Czech Katerina Siniakova after her partner, American Emma Navarro.
Meanwhile, Draper and Pegula have qualified directly and have been given top seeding, as both players are within the top five in the single rankings.
The first two rounds will be held on Tuesday and the semi -finals and finals will be played on Wednesday.
Winning a set in matches before the final will require just four games, which will require a third set instead of a third set instead of the No-R-Reving Scoring (four points to win the game) and a 10-point match tie-break.
