US Open: Slam’s decision to hold mixed doubles as standalone event criticised
Before the decision to start the Grand Slam in 2025, the U.S. Open received strong criticism after deciding to make its mixed doubles competition an independent event.
Organizers said they hope the move would encourage top singles players to participate in mixed doubles, which will take place within two days before the start of the major draw in New York.
However, among the players’ opposition, last year’s winners Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori described the decision as “great injustice.”
US Open doubles will be held from August 19 to 20, then before the tough Grand Slam – starting this year Extended to 15-day activities – Starting on Sunday, August 24.
“In some cases, decisions made in some cases are completely wrong,” Italian champions Errani and Vavassori said in a joint statement.
“In the past few weeks, we have received a news that the U.S. Open Tag Team Championship will be completely reversed, cancelled, and replaced with a pseudo-tested replacement, focusing only on entertainment and performance.
“We think it’s a profound injustice that disrespects the entire player. We don’t know if we have a chance to defend our title at the moment, but we hope it’s still an isolated case.”
The change will allow “the biggest star of the sport” to play in mixed doubles, claiming to be “excited among the game stars who have expressed their intention to compete in a new format.”
American player Taylor Fritz, the fourth-ranked men’s world and fifth-ranked women’s ranking, both expressed their intention to participate, and Holger Rune Then he answered the announcement on the US Open about X “interesting”.
