Overview

• The USTA completed the 16-team mixed doubles draw on August 17–18, using combined singles rankings and wild cards to set the seedings
• Top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper drew Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz for the event’s marquee opener on August 19
• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner re-paired with 10-time doubles major champion Katerina Siniakova via a wild card after Emma Navarro’s withdrawal
• Matches through the semifinals will use four-game short sets with no-ad scoring and super-tiebreaks, while the final reverts to six-game sets with a match tiebreak
• ESPN will carry the two-day event on ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN+, even as doubles specialists raise questions about the condensed format and selection process