But the opening round of matches seemed well-received by the New York crowd. Spectators flocked to the two show courts, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, in their droves, and loudly backed home favourites including Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz to play Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in Tuesdays first round of the new-look US Open mixed doubles, live on Sky Sports from 7pm; Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek also

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.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.

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.

Novak Djokovic ended his US Open mixed doubles campaign in the first round. The Serb and his compatriot Olga Danilovic suffered a 4-2, 5-3 defeat to Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev in 43 minutes.

The revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament has seen organizers adopt some different rules for the standalone event.

Andrea Vavassori took aim at US Open organisers for not allowing doubles players to enter the revamped mixed doubles event after getting a win with Sara Errani on Tuesday. The tournament has been given an overhaul this year, being played over two days in the week before the US Open gets underway.