Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz plays a forehand return against Russia's Andrey Rublev during their men's singles quarterfinal match at the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Marcin Cholewinski/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Carlos Alcaraz ...

Is sports a competition or entertainment? Obviously, it’s a little of both, but where organizations draw the line is always interesting. That’s why the U.S. Open Tennis Championships’ experiment with its mixed doubles format is so compelling.

NEW YORK — The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field. With mostly singles players, some who rarely play doubles at all, and an unusual scoring system, it felt so much like an ...

“Spectacular awaits” was the tagline adorning every advertising hoarding inside Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong for this week’s revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament. The final verdict may be slightly more lukewarm. Wednesday night’s result was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the time crept toward midnight in the mixed doubles title match, the crowds and energy in Arthur Ashe Stadium didn’t budge. The U.S. Open’s largest court was packed for the final three matches of the reimagined mixed doubles ...

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for a little extra money — OK, a lot of extra money, by any standard: $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a ...

Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe have been playing together since 2023 and won the Finals last year and the U.S. Open twice.

With star-studded pairings, record prize money and a healthy dose of controversy, the US Open mixed doubles draw gets underway Tuesday in New York with more fanfare than ever before. Wondering what exactly is so unusual about this event or what we can ...

ESPN and the United States Tennis Association agreed to an extension to keep the US Open broadcast there through 2037. At the time, the Worldwide Leader promoted several changes and improvements, including expanded Fan Week coverage, daily live coverage on ...

The Wylie Bulldogs effort to win their first Class 5A State Team Tennis championship ended in the semifinals on Wednesday. Defending Class 5A champion, Frisco