Jack Draper and Emma Raducanuwill face each other in the first round of our modified open mixed doubles. The event has been moved to the main tournament before the main tournament on August 19 and 20, with the prize money (£750,000) threatened by the winner of the 16-pound tournament.
Draper will play with Jessica Pegula in the United States as their original partners Paula Badosa and Tommy Paul withdraw. Both are in the top five in singles rankings, and the couple has been handed to the top seed and will stand out in a pair of campaigns with wildcards Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz.
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If the winners will overcome Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev, they will face 24-time Grand Slam champions Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic. Venus Williams, 45, faces Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev.
Meanwhile, six-time Wimbledon tag team champion Gordon Reid said wheelchair tennis must continue to prove its value to the game to help close the prize gap. Reid and his partner Alfie Hewett are preparing for the U.S. Open, which announced a significant increase in winnings last week.
Although the mixed doubles champion will now earn $1 million, the total pot for all wheelchair players is $169,000. Reid and Hewett won six titles at Flushing Meadows, while Hewett also won four singles titles, and he has been an improvement in wheelchair tennis.
“It’s been 20 years since the start, so we’re very fresh and very new in terms of the age of the slam itself,” Reed said. “While we’re looking to see the bonus increase and the gap, we also need to prove that we’re adding something to the game.
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