Fans think they know why Emma Raducanu did not embrace Jack Draper after the pair played in the first round of the new US Open mixed doubles event.

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula beat Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the US Open's revamped mixed doubles event before the Brit landed himself in hot water

Jack Draper received a telling-off from his US Open mixed doubles partner Jessica Pegula after he mistakenly branded the tournament an “exhibition”. Draper and Pegula are the No. 1 seeds in the draw for the revamped mixed event, which has a staggering £741k ($1million) prize up for grabs for the champions.

While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an “old married couple.

US OPEN fans reckoned Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper showed off “ex vibes” after their mixed double match. The Brits faced off in the Round of 16 in the re-imagined tournament at

The main singles draw at the US Open does not start until this weekend but the mixed doubles are already well underway. The first round of matches took place last night with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz teaming up on the court. They were dumped out in the very first round by Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula, who progressed to the semi-finals.

The revamped mixed doubles event at the US Open saw Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula taking on Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round. Draper and Pegula proved why they were seeded first, delivering a clinical 4-2,

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are set to take part in the US Open's mixed doubles event, and the pair will face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in their opening match