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Navarro, Badosa and Paul Withdraw from the US Open Mixed Doubles, Pegula and Draper Join Hands for Event

There will be a change in the final roster for this event.

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The 2025 US Open Championship will kick off next week and this year, the mixed doubles’ event will be the most highlighted part of the season’s third Grand Slam. Ahead of the mega event, the US Open announced a major event in the list of players who will take part in the mixed doubles. Two big names in the WTA and one big name in the ATP have opted out from the event.

25 teams have officially entered the reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship.

On July 28, the top 8 teams determined by combined singles ranking will be in the field via direct entry. The remaining 8 teams will be determined via wild card and announced at a later date. pic.twitter.com/22YH2zt3m4
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 21, 2025

US Open Announce a Major Update on Mixed Doubles Event

As per the official update, Emma Navarro, Paula Badosa and Tommy Paul have all withdrawn from the US Open mixed doubles. There will be a change in the final roster for this event. Meanwhile, two prominent top-10 players have decided to pair together.

The entry deadline for the new partner was July 28 but after the withdrawal of these three players, there will be a change for their respective partners. As per the US Open Tennis, Jannik Sinner, Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula are allowed to repair up until 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 17. The US Open confirmed it in a statement on Saturday.

British No 1 Jack Draper has re-paired with Jessica Pegula for the reimagined US Open mixed doubles tournament after Paula Badosa pulled out 🤝 pic.twitter.com/CP6hrEU1dy
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) August 16, 2025

According to the US Open, Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper have repaired together due to their combined singles ranking of 9 at the entry deadline. Both have received direct entry into the draw. Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti have also gained the direct entry.

What is the format for 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles? What are the special rules?

The 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles event comes up with a new format to add more value to the competition. 16 teams will compete in the event, 8 based on combined singles rankings and 8 wild cards.

All matches will be played in best-of-three sets with short sets played to four games. If sets are split, 10-point match tiebreak will decided the winner instead of third set. There will also be no-ad scoring which means the player can win the game if he wins the next points after deuce.

The final of the Mixed Doubles will be played in a traditional best-of-three sets format with sets up to six games. Still, the no-ad scoring and a 10-point tiebreak rule will be applied. The Prize money for the mixed doubles event is $1 million for the winners.

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