The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz’s all-star partnership was brought to a premature end as they were beaten in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles.

Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he will play in the US Open mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu. There had been some question marks about whether he would pull out due to reaching the final of the