Overview

• The mixed doubles event will run August 19 and 20 at Flushing Meadows with a 16-team field selected half by combined singles rankings and half by USTA wildcards.
• Top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper are set to face Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
• Matches (excluding the final) use best-of-three formats with sets played to four games, sudden-death deuce, tiebreaks at 4–4 and a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a full third set.
• The USTA has boosted the winners’ prize to $1 million, up from $200,000 last year, to draw top singles stars and increase fan engagement.
• Established doubles specialists have criticized the overhaul for sidelining traditional pairings, and the tight turnaround from the Cincinnati Open heightens the risk of late withdrawals.