Overview

• USTA confirmed Jannik Sinner withdrew from the mixed event for health reasons after retiring in the Cincinnati final, and his slot was filled by the highest-eligible replacement pair.
• Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic lost their first-round match 0:4, 3:5 to Americans Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison under the abbreviated scoring.
• Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu exited in the round of 16 to Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula 2:4, 2:4, while Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud reached the semifinals.
• The reworked competition features 16 teams completed over Aug. 19–20 with four-game sets, no-ad scoring and match tiebreaks, plus a $1 million winners’ prize.
• Organizers say the changes boost visibility by putting stars on big stadium courts, as figures like Laura Siegemund and Martina Navratilova denounce the format and entry rules for sidelining doubles specialists.