On Monday, it was announced that the reigning Wimbledon champion would team up with Raducanu for the new-look competition in August as part of a star-studded line-up. While they a

World No 2 Alcaraz, who was made to work for his first-round victory at Queen’s on Tuesday, will partner Raducanu in the radical new-look US Open mixed doubles event in August

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.