U.S. Open tournament director Stacey Allaster told NJ Advance Media that the tournament will “evaluate the reimagined mixed, gather player feedback and then make decisions” for 2026. But McEnroe and his ESPN colleague Mary Joe Fernandez believe it was a huge success that will be replicated in New York and at other majors.

The reshaped competition was designed to tempt top singles stars into the draw, with top players including Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper, Iga Swiatek, and Emma Raducanu partnered up.

Before playing US Open mixed doubles together, Jess Pegula and Jack Draper had hardly spoken. Yet they pulled off two victories on Tuesday.

Iga Swiatek has revealed that playing the Cincinnati Open final and the US Open mixed doubles opening match in less than 24 hours was one of the most extreme situations she has ever gone through in her career. The 24-year-old didn’t have time to celebrate her success in Ohio as she needed to catch an early flight to New York.

Former British No. 1 Tim Henman gave his verdict on the new US Open mixed doubles format, which included major stars from the singles tour—including Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu, and Jack Draper—but meant the exclusion of regular doubles specialists.

Everyone has been talking about the revamped US Open mixed doubles but the other Grand Slams are unlikely to follow suit soon.

The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field.

For all of the excitement and controversy that came with the overhauled US Open mixed doubles tournament, by the time the two-day event was over, it was last year’s champions wh