Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu Lose In First Round Of U.s Open Mixed Doubles Event

The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced successful nan first information of nan caller U.S. Open mixed doubles arena connected Tuesday.

Alcaraz, nan No. 2 men’s subordinate successful nan world, and Raducanu, nan 35th-ranked women’s player, are some erstwhile U.S. Open singles champions. Yet they mislaid 4-2, 4-2 against nan top-seeded squad of Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula successful a lucifer that lasted little than 1 hour.

The mixed-doubles arena has drawn disapproval this year for a caller format that prioritizes singles stars complete teams that specialize successful doubles play.

Instead of a 32-team field, location were only 16 teams successful nan tourney this year. Half nan section was wished by players’ singles rankings, while nan remaining 8 teams were selected by nan U.S. Tennis Association.

The prize money is besides importantly higher, pinch nan winners taking location $1 cardinal compared to only $200,000 past year. The gameplay and timing of nan tourney were besides changed, pinch sets being played to only 4 games, and nan two-day arena taking spot earlier nan singles arsenic thing of a tune-up.

“It would beryllium for illustration if, astatine nan Olympics, they didn’t fto nan existent precocious jumpers participate, and alternatively had hoops players compete successful nan precocious jump because it’s much ‘interesting,” Sara Errani, who won nan doubles arena pinch Andrea Vavassori past year, told nan Associated Press earlier this week. “If you want to do that, I conjecture you can, but you can’t grant them medals. You can’t person a Grand Slam doubles (trophy) and not fto doubles players return part. ... You’re excluding them from their sport. It’s dishonest.”

British subordinate Joe Salisbury told nan AP nan determination to see singles stars "does bring a spot much attraction to it."

"But I’m not judge it’s bully for nan doubles event, because it’s not really a due event. It’s conscionable a two-day exhibition."

The mixed-doubled tourney will reason connected Wednesday.

The singles tie of nan U.S. Open will statesman connected Aug. 24.