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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves against Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre in Cincinnati, United States (US) on August 12, 2025.
Veteran doubles experience overcame singles stardom on the opening day of the US Open tennis tournament’s re-imagined mixed doubles event, which kicked off with a new format and fans.
Men’s world number two Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic were both dumped out in the first round.
Alcaraz, who teamed up with former women’s singles champion Emma Raducanu of Britain, suffered a 4-2, 4-2 loss to top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula of the US.
The American duo then advanced to the semi-finals after dispatching Russians Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva 4-1, 4-1.
Medvedev and Andreeva had begun their campaign by knocking out the Serbian duo of Djokovic and Olga Danilovic 4-2, 5-3.
