{"id":2064361,"date":"2026-07-27T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064361"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:00:22","slug":"us-open-mixed-doubles-novak-djokovic-aryna-sabalenka-and-alexandra-eala-partners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2064361","title":{"rendered":"US Open Mixed Doubles: Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and Alexandra Eala partners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">US Open Mixed Doubles: Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and Alexandra Eala partners announced<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The US Open Mixed Doubles Challenge has announced its 2026 entry list and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Serena Williams are nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The event took place for the first time in 2025 as top singles star were placed together in the first week of the US Open with $1 million in prize money on the line.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was won by Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, who will be back in the tournament to defend their crown at the Flushing Meadows event.<\/p>\n<p>Last year saw teams such as Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic and <span>Olga Danilovi\u0107, and Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune, but none of those teams are back for the 2026 event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>More tennis news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/canadian-open-withdrawal-list-carlos-alcaraz-aryna-sabalenka-withdraw\">Canadian Open withdrawal list: 12 top stars join Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner by pulling out of the event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-million-megawatt-smile-big-driver-ticket-sales-says-atp-insider\">Carlos Alcaraz \u2018a needle mover for ticket sales\u2019, says tennis commentator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> will team with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> this year and they are one of four \u2018headline\u2019 couples announced by the American Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>They will compete against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Iga Swiatek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Jack Draper<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\">Jessica Pegula<\/a>, both of whom were paired together for the 2025 event.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, there will be North American duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Leylah-Fernandez\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/frances-tiafoe\">Frances Tiafoe<\/a>, brother-sister team Peyton Stearns and Preston Stearns, and brand-new team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/amanda-anisimova\">Amanda Anisimova<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Learner-Tien\">Learner Tien<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Novak Djokovic &amp; Aryna Sabalenka<\/li>\n<li>Casper Ruud &amp; Iga Swiatek<\/li>\n<li>Jack Draper &amp; Jessica Pegula<\/li>\n<li>Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe<\/li>\n<li>Peyton Stearns &amp; Preston Stearns<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Townsend &amp; Alexander Zverev<\/li>\n<li>Elena Rybakina &amp; Taylor Fritz<\/li>\n<li>Belinda Bencic &amp; Flavio Cobolli<\/li>\n<li>Sara Errani &amp; Andrea Vavassori<\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Eala &amp; Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/li>\n<li>Naomi Osaka &amp; Kei Nishikori<\/li>\n<li>Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Anisimova &amp; Learner Tien<\/li>\n<li>Katerina Siniakova &amp; Henry Patten<\/li>\n<li>Elena-Gabriel Ruse &amp; Nuno Borges<\/li>\n<li>Mirra Andreeva &amp; Andrey Rublev<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Alexandra Eala<\/a> will be making her debut at the tournament and she will be playing alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Felix-Auger-ALiassime\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>. Other starrry duo who have signed up for the tournament are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> and Taylor Townsend, Diana Shnaider and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Daniil-medvedev\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andrey-rublev\">Andrey Rublev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Kei-Nishikori\">Kei Nishikori<\/a>, who will play the event for the first time in what is his final year in tennis, is set to be partnered with Grand Slam champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/naomi-osaka\">Naomi Osaka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, new USTA chief executive Craig Tiley said: \u201c\u201cAnytime you can bring women and men together on the same team, you showcase tennis at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eight more sets of names are set to be added as wildcards, so there is still hope for fans wanting to see Alcaraz at the Grand Slam pre-event.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz has been widely rumoured to be pairing with Williams, who herself returned to tennis during the grass court swing in June. She played Queen\u2019s, the Berlin Open, and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>In the latter, she played in the singles, where she lost in the first round to Maya Joint. The star was set to play doubles alongside Venus Williams, but a knee injury forced her out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Open Mixed Doubles: Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and Alexandra Eala partners announced Liam McMillen 27 Jul 2026 7:00 PM Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka The US Open Mixed Doubles Challenge has announced its 2026 entry list and Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams are nowhere to be seen. 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