Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, left, and Serena Williams, of the United States, talk on the court during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the best tennis players in the world will play doubles specialists in the revamped 16-team U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament. A $1 million prize was added last year to attract top singles players to the competition.
Serena Williams, of the United States, and Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, return the ball during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, left, and Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, high-five during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, and Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, left, and Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, share a laugh during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Alexander Zverev, of Germany, left, and Taylor Townsend, of the United States, high-five during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Henry Patten, of Britain, left, and Katerina Siniakova, of the Czech Republic, during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, and Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, enter the court ahead of a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Katerina Siniakova, of the Czech Republic, returns the ball during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, left, and Gael Monfils, of France, kiss after winning a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, and Gael Monfils, left, of France, react while competing against Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, and Flavio Cobolli, of Italy, during a mixed doubles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Henry Patten, of Britain, left, and Katerina Siniakova, of the Czech Republic, arrive on the court ahead of a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, react after winning a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Mirra Andreeva, left, of Russia, and Andrey Rublev, of Russia, talk during a mixed doubles semifinal match against Jakub Mensik, of the Czech Republic, and Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jakub Mensik, left, and Karolina Muchova, both of the Czech Republic, pose with the trophy after defeating Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, and Flavio Cobolli, of Italy, in the mixed doubles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, right, and Flavio Cobolli, of Italy, speak after they lost to Jakub Mensik, of the Czech Republic, and Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, in mixed doubles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jakub Mensik, left, of the Czech Republic, watches as Karolina Muchova, also of the Czech Republic, returns the ball against Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, and Andrey Rublev, also of Russia, during a mixed doubles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jakub Mensik, of the Czech Republic, celebrates with Karolina Muchova, right, of the Czech Republic, after they won the mixed doubles final match against Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, and Flavio Cobolli, of Italy, at the U.S. Open tennis championships Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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