Sabalenka and Djokovic fall in first match as the US Open mixed doubles begins
- On Tuesday, two-time defending U.S. Open women's champion Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic were eliminated in New York, falling to Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten in the first round.
- Despite storming through the first set in 12 minutes, Sabalenka and Djokovic lost momentum when Siniakova and Patten rallied to win 1-4, 4-2 before dominating the decisive third-set tiebreak.
- Sixteen teams are competing for a $1 million prize in the overhauled tournament, redesigned last year to attract top singles players with a shortened scoring format minimizing fatigue.
- Siniakova and Patten advance to the quarterfinals to face Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils later Tuesday, after the married pair routed Alexandra Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-1, 4-1.
- Other high-profile pairings, including Serena Williams and defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz, remain in the field as the tournament continues toward the championship at the U.S. Open.
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Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka stunned by patten and siniakova at us open mixed doubles
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open mixed doubles campaign ended abruptly as they succumbed to a resilient comeback from Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova. Despite a promising start that saw Djokovic and Sabalenka take control early and lead in the second set, the experienced doubles duo of Patten and Siniakova overturned the deficit and clinched victory in a decisive super tie-break, 1-4, 4-2, 10-2. The first set saw Djokovic and Sab…
Serbian and Belarusian won the first set, but Patten and Siniakova reacted and sentenced the party in the tiebreaker
The dazzling tennis duo Novak Djokovic/Aryna Sabalenka finished in the first round of the mixed competition of the US Open on Tuesday. Serbian record-grand-slam winner and Belarusian world-ranking leader in New York were British Henry Patten and Czech Katerina Siniakova 4:1, 2:4, 2:10. The mixed competition is preferred at the last Grand Slam tournament since the previous year in the week before the start of single and double tournaments.
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