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7NEWS
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- Sport
- 7NEWS
Nick Kyrgios and Naomi Osaka, Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter omitted from new US Open mixed doubles draw
A mixed doubles pairing featuring Nick Kyrgios and Naomi Osaka looks like box office, and the love-doubles of Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter is another to catch the eye. Neither duo, however, has been accepted by US Open organisers for their revamped mixed doubles format. Venus Williams, however, is in, the 45-year-old fresh from last week's comeback after a year off the circuit, along with a pairing sure to reignite gossip in the British tabloids: Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz. The remodelled 16-team mixed doubles is designed to attract attention of fans, sponsors, television and social media. Taking place in the Fan Week ahead of the main US Open it has a short format and prize money lifted to a $US 1 million ($A1.5m). Eight pairs qualify on the strength of their combined singles rankings, the other eight are given wildcards by the US Tennis Association. The qualifiers and six of the wildcards were announced on Tuesday. Which means two slots remain open — offering hope to Kyrgios, de Minaur and their partners. One could actually be on hold for Kyrgios to confirm his fitness. After his comeback playing doubles with Gael Monfils at the DC Open in Washington last week he posted on social media his knee was 'cooked', but he did complete the match. Another may be being kept open for women's world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, who was partnered with Grigor Dimitrov - but the Bulgarian sustained a pectoral muscle injury while leading eventual winner Jannik Sinner by two sets to love at Wimbledon. Other contenders are Italian duo Jasmine Paolini (nine) and Lorenzo Musetti (10), who were the odd pair out of the three whose combined ranking was 19; Katerina Siniakova and Marcelo Arevalo, who were the women's and men's doubles No.1s until this week when Tayor Townsend usurped Siniakova; or Canadian Olympic bronze medallists Gaby Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime. DC Open singles winner De MInaur (eight) is the highest ranked man not in the event. Last year's US Open mixed doubles champions, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, who dismissed the new format as a 'pseudo-exhibition focused only on entertainment and show' that would shut out true doubles players, have been given a wildcard. So has Novak Djokovic partnering Olga Danilovic. Briton Jack Draper, who was going to play alongside Zheng Qinwen, now partners Paula Badosa, who was going to play with her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas. However, Zheng is injured while Badosa has broken up with Tsitsipas. They qualify on ranking, Badosa/Tsitsipas would have needed a wildcard. Williams, who will play with fellow American Reilly Opelka, won one match each in singles and doubles in Washington after not competing anywhere since the Miami Open in March 2024. She has won 16 doubles grand slam titles, 14 in women's doubles with her younger sister Serena, two in mixed doubles. US Open mixed doubles pairings Qualified (singles ranking in brackets) Emma Navarro (11) & Jannik Sinner (1) Paula Badosa (10) & Jack Draper (5) Iga Swiatek (3) & Casper Ruud (13) Elena Rybakina (12) & Taylor Fritz (4) Amanda Anisimova (7) & Holger Rune (9) Belinda Bencic (15*) & Alexander Zverev (3) Jessica Pegula (4) & Tommy Paul (15) Mirra Andreeva (5) & Daniil Medvedev (14) *protected ranking Wildcards Venus Williams & Reilly Opelka Emma Raducanu & Carlos Alcaraz Madison Keys & Frances Tiafoe Olga Danilovic & Novak Djokovic Taylor Townsend & Ben Shelton Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori.
France 24
2 hours ago
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- France 24
Japanese qualifier Ito ousts seventh seed Paolini in Montreal
The 21-year-old beat American Katie Volynets in the first round for her first WTA 1000 level triumph then followed with her first victory over a top-10 opponent by rallying from a set and break down to advance after two hours and 27 minutes. World number 105 Ito saved a match point in the 10th game of the second set and outlasted sixth-ranked Paolini to book a third-round match against Spain's 51st-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, who defeated American Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4. Ito reached the semi-finals last October at Osaka in her WTA debut and claimed a 125-level title at Canberra in January, but until this week had not won a tour-level match. In other matches, DC Open champion Leylah Fernandez dropped her opener on home soil, falling to Australian Maya Joint 6-4, 6-1. Russian fourth seed Mirra Andreeva advanced to the third round in a walkover past Canada's Bianca Andreescu, while US eighth seed Emma Navarro ousted Canada's Rebecca Marino 6-1, 6-2. US top seed Coco Gauff, who had a first-round bye, was set to play her opening Montreal match later against compatriot Danielle Collins with a third-round berth at stake.
ABC News
2 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
US Open omits de Minaur-Boulter, Kyrgios-Osaka mixed-doubles duos
The revamped US Open mixed-doubles event may not include proposed pairings featuring Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur, but they could yet be offered places. The qualifiers, and six of the wildcards, have been announced for the revamped mixed-doubles format, with two slots remaining open. Kyrgios and Naomi Osaka were overlooked by US Open organisers, as were de Minaur and his fiancee, Katie Boulter. Venus Williams, fresh from last week's comeback after a year off the circuit, has been included as part of a wildcard pairing alongside fellow American Reilly Opelka. Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are also among the wildcard entries. The remodelled 16-team mixed-doubles event is designed to attract attention of fans, sponsors, television and social media. Taking place in the Fan Week ahead of the main US Open, it has a short format and prize money lifted to a $1.5 million. Eight pairs qualify on the strength of their combined singles rankings. The other eight are given wildcards by the US Tennis Association. DC Open singles winner De MInaur, eighth on the ATP rankings, is the highest-ranked male player not included in the event at this stage. One of the remaining slots could be on hold for Kyrgios to confirm his fitness. After his comeback playing doubles with Gael Monfils at the DC Open in Washington last week, Kyrgios posted on social media his knee was "cooked", but he did complete the match. Another slot may be kept open for women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka, who was set to be partnered with Grigor Dimitrov. But Dimitrov sustained a pectoral muscle injury at Wimbledon, when he was leading Jannik Sinner two sets to love in their men's fourth-round match. AAP
Yahoo
2 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Japanese qualifier Ito ousts seventh seed Paolini in Montreal
Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito stunned Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Tuesday to reach the third round of the WTA Canadian Open. The 21-year-old beat American Katie Volynets in the first round for her first WTA 1000 level triumph then followed with her first victory over a top-10 opponent by rallying from a set and break down to advance after two hours and 27 minutes. World number 105 Ito saved a match point in the 10th game of the second set and outlasted sixth-ranked Paolini to book a third-round match against Spain's 51st-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, who defeated American Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4. Ito reached the semi-finals last October at Osaka in her WTA debut and claimed a 125-level title at Canberra in January, but until this week had not won a tour-level match. In other matches, DC Open champion Leylah Fernandez dropped her opener on home soil, falling to Australian Maya Joint 6-4, 6-1. Russian fourth seed Mirra Andreeva advanced to the third round in a walkover past Canada's Bianca Andreescu, while US eighth seed Emma Navarro ousted Canada's Rebecca Marino 6-1, 6-2. US top seed Coco Gauff, who had a first-round bye, was set to play her opening Montreal match later against compatriot Danielle Collins with a third-round berth at stake. js/jc
Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Aussie teen star spoils Washington winner's homecoming
Australian teenager Maya Joint has brought in-form local hope Leylah Fernandez crashing back down to earth at the Canadian Open. Fernandez, a former US Open finalist, collected the biggest title of her career on Sunday when she won the DC Open in Washington, thrashing Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 6-2 in the final. But her return home in triumph did not last long, Joint beating the Quebec native 6-4 6-1 in Montreal on Tuesday (local time). It was quick revenge for Joint, who lost 6-3 6-3 to Fernandez in the first round in Washington. The Australian, ranked 45th in the world and already a two-time WTA title winner this year, now meets American 28th seed McCartney Kessler. If she wins that match, next in line would be Mirra Andreeva who is yet to play in Montreal having received a bye, then a walkover after Bianca Andreescu withdrew. That would be in the round of 32, a stage another Aussie has already reached. Seeded 15, Daria Kasatkina was given a bye in the first round, and on Tuesday she beat Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-4. Kasatkina next faces 24th-seed Marta Kostyuk, of Ukraine. Elsewhere, No.7 seed Jasmine Paoloini was surprised by Japan's Aoi Ito 2-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5), but eighth-seed Emma Navarro progressed.
