Overview

• Organizers released the full draw and order of play for August 19–20 on Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums, featuring eight teams qualified by combined singles rankings and eight USTA wildcards
• Top pairings include Carlos Alcaraz/Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic/Olga Danilovic, Jannik Sinner/Katerina Siniakova and Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper among 16 entries
• Matches through the semifinals use best-of-three short sets to four games with no-ad scoring and tiebreaks at 4-4, while the final switches to traditional six-game sets with a 10-point match tiebreak decider
• The winning duo will collect a $1 million prize, a fivefold increase from last year’s payout, as part of a Fan Week showcase with dedicated ESPN and international broadcast slots
• Despite USTA assurances that this remains a bona fide Grand Slam championship, doubles specialists have criticized the overhaul and tight post-Cincinnati turnaround has already prompted withdrawals and raises risk of further scratchings