Overview

• Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper lost a close semi to Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 3-5, 5-3, 10-8 in the US Open’s revamped mixed doubles event.
• The top-seeded pair logged eye-catching wins earlier against teams featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu, and Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev.
• Draper has not played a singles match since a Wimbledon second-round defeat to Marin Cilic and skipped the Canadian and Cincinnati events due to injury.
• Annabel Croft, citing Draper’s recent setback, said his US Open prospects hinge on how his body holds up, with Marion Bartoli also voicing concern.
• Pegula described the quick switch back to singles as “weird” and said she needed a reset, as she seeks to stabilize form and protect major ranking points.