US Open LIVE SCORES: Mixed doubles on NOW as Raducanu & Alcaraz crash out amid dating rumours, Draper & Pegula THROUGH
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz paired up for the event amid dating rumours, but they crashed out in the last-16 following a straight-sets defeat to Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula.
Iga Swiatek and Casper Rudd and defending champions Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani are our first confirmed semi-finalists.
Earlier today, Venus Williams crashed out alongside Reilly Opalenka in the quarter-finals.
Today, 15:38 By Connor Greaves
Sinner WITHDRAWS
Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the new US Open Mixed Doubles Championship – the day after he almost collapsed on a tennis court.
Hours before the revamped, two-day event was due to start in New York, it was announced that the No.1 player in men's tennis had made the call to withdraw and will not take part in the action at Flushing Meadows.
The reigning Wimbledon champion has failed to recover from the illness that blighted his participation in the final of the Cincinnati Open on Monday night.
Sinner, who turned 24 last Saturday, did not feel well after winning his semi-final against French qualifier Térence Atmane but had hoped he would recover in time before facing Carlos Alcaraz.
Yet he only lasted five completed games of the first set before telling a trainer and tournament official in Ohio: 'I cannot move – I feel like I can collapse.'
Sinner, who holds three of the four majors, apologised to fans as medics rushed over to treat him and he was heard saying: 'I tried, but I can't. I'm sorry for the fans.'
It is not thought to be serious enough to prevent him from defending his US Open crown with the singles tournament starting this Sunday.
Yet his absence is a huge blow to organisers behind the reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship, which has a $1million prize for the winning team.
Sinner and Czech player Katerina Siniakova will not take part now – they had been due to face German Alexander Zverev and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic in the Last 16 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
They will be replaced in the draw by an alternate team with the highest combined singles ranking.
Those alternates had to sign-up by 10.30am on Tuesday but priority is shown to those that had been entered before the initial July 28 deadline.
All eyes will be on how Alcara, 22, performs after a mad dash from Cincinnati to the Big Apple as he teams up with British No.1 Emma Raducanu.
The first and second rounds will be played on Tuesday while semi-finals and final are scheduled for Wednesday evening.
Through the semifinals, matches will be best of three sets with short sets to four games.
There is no-ad scoring, tiebreakers at four-all and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set.
Today, 15:37 By Connor Greaves
Pick n mix
Welcome to SunSport's official coverage of the US Open mixed doubles tournament - and it promises to be nothing short of thrilling!
Some of the world's best tennis players will be joining forces for a new reimagined mixed doubles tournament.
Organisers of the US Open are attempting to push the mixed doubles into a headline start to the Grand Slam.
And it is a star-studded event that sees the likes of British icon Emma Raducanu, Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz and fan favourite Jack Draper feature.
But looking even further across the pond, female phenomenon Venus Williams is also expected to play.
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