This year's US Open mixed doubles will bring together elite singles players in unprecedented team-ups, with Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka headlining a field redesigned to emphasise star-power pairings. Scheduled to begin in late August before the singles competition, the revamped tournament features a shorter scoring format and $1 million in prize funds intended to elevate a traditionally marginal event.

The redesign generated pushback from career doubles specialists who felt bypassed in favour of celebrity matchups, emerging against a backdrop of players seeking larger revenue shares from Grand Slam tournaments. Despite initial boycott threats, leading women's players including Swiatek and Pegula committed to entries, though several top men—Alcaraz and Sinner—withdrew due to injury or health priorities. The format has become a major draw for the US Open's commercial interests and has restored genuine excitement to mixed doubles.