US Open 2026 mixed doubles: Are Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu playing in star-studded event?

The US Open mixed doubles event will continue its star-studded theme this year, and the pairings for the 2026 draw have been confirmed.

Last year saw some of the biggest names in both the men’s and women’s games join forces for a newly-shaped event aimed at bringing more eyes to doubles as a discipline.

The US Tennis Association (USTA) confirmed that Arthur Ashe Stadium was sold out across the draw’s two days during ‘Fan Week’ at Flushing Meadows, which is held in the days leading up to the main singles competitions.

Novak Djokovic was joined by compatriot Olga Danilovic while world No1 Jannik Sinner was set to play with doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova before the Italian withdrew, having retired from his Cincinnati final against Alcaraz with illness the day previously.

Now, the format returns for another year, and there are more star pairings to watch this time around.

Beaten finalists Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud – who defeated Draper and Pegula in the last four – are back, and defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, doubles specialists, are also in the draw.

There is another Brit in the draw – not Raducanu, and not shock SW19 semi-finalist Arthur Fery – but Henry Patten, who teams up with Siniakova after he claimed a third doubles Grand Slam title at the All England Club earlier this month, alongside his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara.

The top two men in the world are not yet registered in this event for a couple of reasons.

Alcaraz, firstly, has not played on the men’s tour since April this year, and has been struggling with a wrist injury since then.

The bloated calendar has long been a debate in the sport, with Alcaraz remarking back in 2024 that too many tournaments would eventually “kill us in some way”.

As such, it remains to be seen which tournaments the ‘big three’ at the top of the men’s game will play in in the lead-up to the final Grand Slam of the year.

Alcaraz is entered into the Cincinnati Open at the back end of August in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of his visit to Flushing Meadows, and Sinner is the same.

She had told reporters in the day before the tournament that she had intended to play through the pain at her home major, but performed a U-turn on the eve of her first round indicating that she could no longer compete.

Her return date is yet to be confirmed.

As for Fery, whose fairytale run at the All England Club was ended in the semi-finals by Zverev, his meteoric rise to world No36 – and British No1 – has earned him newfound stardom.

That, however, does not seem to have translated over to the US, yet, and he has not received a call-up for this event.

The event is set to take place on Tuesday, August 25, and Wednesday, August 26.

The first and second rounds will occur on the first day, with the semi-finals and finals played on Arthur Ashe Stadium the next.

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud

Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper

Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe

Peyton Stearns and Preston Stearns

Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev

Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz

Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori

Alexandra Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime

Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori

Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev

Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien

Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten

Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Nuno Borges

Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev