Carlos Alcaraz sent Arthur Ashe Stadium into chaos with a remarkable shot around the net post during his US Open mixed doubles match with Emma Raducanu. The Spaniard had only just lifted the Cincinnati Open trophy less than a day earlier before stepping onto court in New York.

After a rough start to the year, Świątek (+310) is now basically neck and neck odds-wise with Sabalenka (+290), who is, again, the defending US Open champion. If anyone can unseat Sabalenka, it sure feels like Świątek is the most likely to do it.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu face off against Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the Mixed Doubles first round today, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. ET. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service.

Nathan, a co-founder of the sports website Defector Media, has published “ Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men’s Tennis ” with Gallery Books. He spent the 2024 season squarely focused on Sinner and Alcaraz, in which they split the four majors and accelerated their ascension into a tennis stratosphere of their own creation.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz's highly-anticipated mixed doubles debut wasn't impressive after the two picked up a 2-4 2-4 loss to No. 1 seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the US Open mixed doubles first round.

CNN World Sport’s Amanda Davies and tennis journalist and broadcaster Simon Cambers reflect on the Cincinnati Open champions and look ahead to the upcoming US Open.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz might have lost in the revamped US Open mixed doubles - but they win the hearts of the New York crowd.