And it is a star-studded event that sees the likes of British icon Emma Raducanu, Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz and fan favourite Jack Draper feature. But looking even further across the pond, female phenomenon Venus Williams is also expected to play.

Tennis fans got treated to pure magic at the US Open mixed doubles, but sometimes even wizardry can’t save you from a disappointing exit. Carlos Alcaraz pulled off what might be the shot of the tournament – maybe the year – leaving his partner Emma Raducanu looking like she’d just witnessed actual sorcery.

While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an “old married couple.

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