Fans flocked to New York and mixed doubles was the star of the show — but there remains a fundamental flaw with the new-look tournament

The thought of the top men’s and women’s singles players teaming up is one that has often intrigued tennis fans around the world.

The winning duo will take home a $1 million prize, which is higher than most prize purses for mixed doubles major tournaments. The 16 teams will play over two days. The first round and quarterfinals take place on Tuesday inside the main show courts at the USTA National Tennis Center. The semifinals and championship match will be on Wednesday night.

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

The U.S. Open overhauled its mixed doubles tournament in hopes of drawing the top singles players. The defending champions don’t intend to move out of the way so easily.

Everyone has been talking about the revamped US Open mixed doubles but the other Grand Slams are unlikely to follow suit soon.

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka take on Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev at 12:30 p.m. ET today, Aug. 19. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service. Right now, ESPN+ costs $11.99/month for new subscribers.

Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament shortly before it was scheduled to begin