US Open LIVE SCORES: Mixed doubles on NOW with Williams in action as Raducanu and Alcaraz face Draper and Pegula later
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will pair up amid dating rumours to face British men's No1 Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula.
Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina were on the end of a defeat in the last-16, losing in straight sets to reigning champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
Venus Williams is set to feature alongside Reilly Opalenka as one of the many big names in action today.
Jannik Sinner withdrew from the event after retiring from the Cincinnati Open final against Alcaraz last night due to illness.
Sinner and his partner, Katerina Siniakova, have been replaced by American duo Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison - and they will face Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic this evening.
Today, 16:06 By Kieran Davies
Atmosphere building for action
As the mixed doubles looks to get underway, the stadium is filling up.
There is barely an empty seat in the house.
'Pressure is a privilege' as Billie-Jean King once said.
Today, 15:52 By Connor Greaves
Sinner and Siniakova replacements confirmed
American duo Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison have been parachuted into the draw as replacements for Sinner and Siniakova -- with the news confirmed 15 minutes before the opening match.
By Connor Greaves
US Open mixed doubles format
The updated mixed doubles championship will consist of best-of-three-set matches, with short sets of up to four games. If each team claims four games in a set, they'll then play a tiebreak.
There will be no-ad in games that reach a score of deuce (40-all), meaning that the winner of the next point from that scoreline wins the game.
If the teams split sets, a 10-point match tiebreak will be played instead of a third set. The first team to earn 10 points in the tiebreak, with an advantage of two or more points, will win the match.
The final will also be a best-of-three-set match, but with sets in this instance maxing out at six games. It will also have no-ad scoring, though, and will substitute a third set for a 10-point match tiebreak if teams split sets.
Additionally, if teams split games in any given set, they will play a tiebreaker
Today, 15:44 By Connor Greaves
Today's Order of Play
Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils vs Caty McNally and Lorenzo Musetti (4pm BST / 11am EST)
Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud vs Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe (not before 5pm BST / 12pm EST)
Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper vs Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz (not before 7pm BST / 2pm EST)
Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic vs Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev (not before 7pm BST / 2pm EST)
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori vs Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz (4pm BST / 11am EST)
Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka vs Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev (4pm BST / 11am EST)
Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton vs Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune (not before 6.30pm BST / 1.30pm EST)
Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison vs Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev (not before 6.30pm BST / 1.30pm EST)
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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