Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz underlined their hard court credentials ahead of the US Open with victories over Jasmine Paolini and Jannik Sinner respectively in the women's and men's singles tournaments at the Cincinnati Open.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu face off against Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the Mixed Doubles first round today, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. ET. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service.

After a rough start to the year, Świątek (+310) is now basically neck and neck odds-wise with Sabalenka (+290), who is, again, the defending US Open champion. If anyone can unseat Sabalenka, it sure feels like Świątek is the most likely to do it.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz continued to occupy the top two spots in the latest ATP Rankings released on Tuesday, which will be used for US Open 2025 draw.

US Open chief Eric Butorac has shot down Jannik Sinner's theory that certain players like Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz were intentionally paired together for the mixed doubles. The new-look event features many of the world's best singles players,

The tennis world was excited to see the new-look US Open mixed doubles - but pessimism is drowning out the anticipation.

Jannik Sinner has a new partner for the US Open mixed doubles tournament, where Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will face the No. 1-seeded team in the first round.