Raducanu Wants Wimbledon To Try Innovative Mixed Doubles

Emma Raducanu says she would for illustration to spot Wimbledon travel nan US Open's lead by launching an innovative mixed doubles arena featuring nan superstars of tennis.

British number 1 Raducanu linked up pinch five-time awesome champion Carlos Alcaraz successful a pioneering New York arena which divided opinion.

A $1m prize for nan champions helped lure nan large names to play, arsenic did a shorter 'fast four' format and caller slot successful nan week earlier nan singles events begin.

However, critics believed nan new-look tourney felt for illustration an exhibition.

Raducanu thinks it was a large occurrence and worthy of being incorporated by nan different tennis majors.

"I deliberation whether it is nan nonstop aforesaid format aliases not, thing for illustration this would beryllium a awesome summation to nan Slams," Raducanu told BBC Sport.

"It gets everyone progressive nan week earlier nan tourney and builds a batch of talk astir nan tournament.

"I deliberation it is awesome for nan athletics successful general."

Whether nan different Grand Slam tournaments - Wimbledon, nan Australian Open and nan French Open - want to travel suit is simply a different matter.

Before nan two-day US Open mixed doubles, sources told BBC Sport it was improbable nan remainder would deviate from nan accepted format.

Tennis Australia is arsenic as bold arsenic its American counterpart and tries to pull caller audiences pinch extremist ideas.

It is acknowledged nan Melbourne arena - which was nan first awesome to bring successful 10-point lucifer tie-breaks - is nan astir apt to effort thing similar.

However, it does not person nan aforesaid financial clout arsenic nan United States Tennis Association, which was capable to connection nan upland of prize money and quality fees upwards of $50,000.

Neither does nan French Open, nor Wimbledon.

Also, nan 2 oldest Grand Slam tournaments are mostly much reluctant to break from time-honoured traditions.

However, nan occurrence of nan US Open arena - which organisers opportunity attracted 78,000 fans to Flushing Meadows - has led to accrued chat astir nan early of mixed doubles.

Even though Raducanu and Alcaraz lost successful nan first round of nan 16-team event, it did not dampen nan 22-year-old Englishwoman's enthusiasm astir nan experience.

"I deliberation it was a immense success," said Raducanu. "I deliberation truthful galore fans sewage involved, truthful galore group watching and tuned in. It sewage a batch of attention.

"It was a awesome thought and I had a batch of nosy connected nan tribunal playing pinch Carlos."