The US Open has gained strong criticism after its decision to organize its mixed doubles as a separate event before the start of Slam since 2025.
The organizers said he hopes that this step will encourage the main singles players to participate in mixed doubles, which will be held within two days a week leading to the start of the main draw in New York.
However, this decision of last year’s winners Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the middle of resistance from players was described as “deep injustice”.
The US Open Mixed doubles will take place on 19.-20. August, before the hard court-what is from this year Extension to a 15-day event – It starts on Sunday 24 August.
“To make decisions just after the logic of profit is very incorrect in some situations,” the Italians Errani and Vavassori said in a joint statement.
“In the last few weeks, we have been reported that the US Open Mixed Doubles will be completely brought upside down, canceled and replaced by a pseudo-converted focus only on entertainment and show.
“We see it as a deep injustice that does not respect the whole category of players. At the moment we do not know whether we will be able to defend our title, but we hope it remains an isolated case. ”
The US Open organizers said that the change would allow “the biggest stars of sports” to participate in mixed doubles and claimed that “excitement is high among the stars of the game that have already expressed the intention to compete” in a new format.
American players Taylor Fritz, the world number of men four, and Jessica Pegula, the fifth in the women’s ranking, expressed their intention to participate, while the Holger Rune responded to the US Open announcement about X that says “interesting”.
