The new mixed doubles format has stirred controversy in the tennis community.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz might have lost in the revamped US Open mixed doubles - but they certainly won the hearts of the New York crowd.

Others have reacted furiously, viewing the event as a gimmick which lacks the usual amount of Grand Slam prestige.

"Yesterday I didn't feel very well. I thought I would improve overnight. It got worse. I tried to go out and play at least a short match, but I couldn't go on. I'm very sorry for all of you," he said...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner arrives at the U.S. Open as the defending champion and a leading contender, though his withdrawal from the Cincinnati final on Monday due to illness adds a measure of uncerta...