Overview

• Major names exited in the opening round as Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu fell to Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, with Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka also losing.
• Wednesday’s semifinals feature Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud vs. Pegula and Draper, and defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori vs. Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, with the final scheduled later the same day.
• Pegula and Draper reached the last four after ousting Alcaraz and Raducanu 4-2, 4-2 and then defeating Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva, who had eliminated Djokovic and Olga Danilovic.
• The reworked event plays over two days in Fan Week using fast-scoring sets and offers $1 million to the champions on Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums.
• Doubles specialists condemned the restricted draw and short format as undermining their discipline, while tournament director Stacey Allaster maintained it remains a Grand Slam championship; Jannik Sinner withdrew from the mixed as he recovers from his Cincinnati retirement.