Jack Draper narrowly missed out on an appearance in the new-look US Open mixed doubles final. Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event, played for the first time in the week before the main tournament, as the top seeds and eased through to the last four on Tuesday, including beating Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.

Big names fell early and unexpected teams broke through to steal the spotlight on Day 1 of U.S. Open mixed doubles play, headlining an electric opener packed with upsets and standout performances.

The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced in the first round of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles event on Tuesday.

The semifinals of the new-look U.S. Open mixed doubles championship are set, with the title being decided tomorrow. The teams of Iga Świątek/Casper Ruud and Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori advanced in the early wave, and they will be joined by Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison and Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper.

The U.S. Open overhauled its mixed doubles tournament in hopes of drawing the top singles players. The defending champions don’t intend to move out of the way so easily.

Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso both stepped up to help the Chicago Sky secure a 91-85 upset victory over the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on Thursday night.

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The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.