The world’s elite converge on New York, New York for the US Open, but many of the top-ranked players across the men’s and women’s game have arrived a week early. Why? For the revamped mixed doubles event,

Mixed doubles is not played at any tournament outside the majors. The winning teams, with occasional exceptions, tend to be completely unknown to the general public. Perhaps you were aware that Katerina Siniakova and Sem Verbeek lifted the Wimbledon title five weeks ago, but I certainly had to look it up.

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla

The U.S. Open announced the full, 16-team field and the draw for the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Championship, played August 19-20 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The following transactions filled out the final, 16-team field on Sunday: