Carlos Alcaraz seemingly nonetheless plans to play the US Open blended doubles with Emma Raducanu.
There had been some query marks about whether or not he would pull out attributable to reaching the ultimate of the Cincinnati Open.
The five-time Grand Slam winner will face Jannik Sinner within the Cincinnati ultimate on Monday night.
This doesn’t depart a lot time to fly to New York to prepare for the newly revamped blended doubles occasion.
That begins on Tuesday, August 19 – the week earlier than the boys’s and ladies’s singles occasions on the US Open begins.
On prime of that, there’s $1million (£750,000) in prize cash going to the winners.
The draw was formally revealed on Sunday night time, with Alcaraz and Raducanu nonetheless among the many names entered.
They’ll play Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in a blockbuster first spherical match.
Sinner has teamed up with Katerina Siniakova and so they face Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev.
The blended doubles occasion will likely be performed over two days on August 19 and 20, earlier than the gamers flip their focus to the singles.
Raducanu is ‘the boss’
Alcaraz and 2021 US Open champion Raducanu had been introduced as a doubles pairing again in June.
“She’s going to be the boss,” Alcaraz mentioned with a smile. “I am tremendous enthusiastic about it. I feel it should be nice. It was a tremendous concept for the event.
US Open blended doubles draw
Draper & Pegula vs Raducanu & Alcaraz
Djokovic & Danilovic vs Andreeva & Medvedev
Swiatek & Ruud vs Keys & Tiafoe
Osaka & Monfils vs McNally & Musetti
Siniakova & Sinner vs Bencic & Zverev
Townsend & Shelton vs Anisimova & Rune
Williams & Opelka vs Muchova & Rublev
Errani & Vavassori vs Rybakina & Fritz
“I do know Emma since a extremely very long time in the past. “I’ve a extremely good relationship along with her. It’ll be attention-grabbing.
“We’re each going to take pleasure in, for certain. I’ll attempt to put my doubles talent on it.
“We’ll attempt to win. However clearly it should be actually, actually enjoyable.”
Coco Gauff is out
Not each participant was eager on the thought of getting the blended doubles the week earlier than the US Open beginning.
US star Gauff, who’s a famend doubles participant, has opted to skip the occasion with a view to give attention to the singles.
“For me, it was simply because I do know the free week of the US Open is already packed for me, for sponsor issues, and it was similar to a complete different factor.
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“So, I didn’t wish to waste psychological power on that.”