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.

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.

Some of the biggest stars in men's and women's tennis will take the court together at the US Open for a reimagined mixed doubles competition.

With the revamped US Open mixed doubles starting on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the positives and negatives of the controversial change.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.

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 might have lost in the revamped US Open mixed doubles - but they win the hearts of the New York crowd.

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open mixed doubles event, where he was going to partner Katerina Siniakova, a day after illness forced the world number one to retire five games into his Cincinnati Open final.

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.