Emma Raducanu will team up with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed doubles at the US Open, with a prize of $1 million (£741,000) on offer for the winners. The new doubles team – who can expect to be given a portmanteau nickname of either “Alcaranu” or “Raducaraz” – are one of several eye-catching partnerships set to make their debuts in New York in August.

The U.S. Open’s new mixed doubles event has secured entries from the singles stars it was designed to attract. Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka have all expressed interest, but as yet,