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Andrea Vavassori took aim at US Open organisers for not allowing doubles players to enter the revamped mixed doubles event after getting a win with Sara Errani on Tuesday. The tournament has been given an overhaul this year, being played over two days in the week before the US Open gets underway.

The US Open mixed doubles, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, saw the pair of Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani win for the second consecutive year. However, this was the first edition of the event in a revamped format.

US Open mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori insist they are playing for “doubles players” as they reached the semi-finals of the new-look event on Tuesday. Back in February, when the controversial 16-team event in New York was announced,