In 2023, Djokovic became the first man in tennis history to get to 24 Grand Slams when he won the US Open. What has happened since then is well-documented as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have established as dominant forces and no one besides those two has won a Major since 2024.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match.

Jannik Sinner was forced to retire from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz due to an illness, forcing him to withdraw from the US Open mixed doubles as well.

Stacey Allaster, the US Open tournament director, addressed the recent change to the mixed doubles format. Her comments, shared through Tennis.com, focused on why the adjustment was made for the 2025 edition.

Traditional doubles specialists like the Italian combo were among the biggest critics of the changes, with a format that feels more like an exhibition than one worthy of a Grand S

Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek will face the top-seeded duo of Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in one semifinal of the revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament. Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori meet Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison in the other.