Sabalenka & Djokovic to team up in US Open mixed doubles

Sabalenka & Djokovic to team up in US Open mixed doublesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aryna Sabalenka is the WTA world number one, while Novak Djokovic is a 24-time major championByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished3 minutes agoNovak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka are set to play together in the upcoming US Open mixed doubles, which was controversially revamped last year to include superstar pairings.Serbia's Djokovic, 39, and 28-year-old Belarusian Sabalenka are set to join forces for the two-day event, which starts on 25 August in New York.Former British number one Jack Draper is planning to reunite with American Jessica Pegula after they made the 2025 semi-finals, while Poland's Iga Swiatek and Norway's Casper Ruud - last year's runners-up - will also team up again.Other notable names who have indicated they want to play together include Japan's Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori, American star Taylor Fritz and two-time major champion Elena Rybakina, plus Russian pair Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev.There had been a suggestion some of the leading names would boycott the event, external as part of their demands for a greater share of Grand Slam revenue, but the likes of Sabalenka, Swiatek and Pegula - who have each played a prominent part in supporting the collective action - have signed up.'Bold' US Open gets everyone talking about mixed doublesPublished21 August 2025Revamped US Open mixed doubles divides opinionPublished19 August 2025Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner - the two leading players in the men's game - have not entered.Spain's seven-time major champion Alcaraz, who played alongside Britain's Emma Raducanu at Flushing Meadows last year, is still recovering from a wrist injury and it is not certain when he will return.Italy's Sinner - who won his fifth major at Wimbledon last month - did not play in last year's revamped event and has pulled out of the upcoming Canadi...