Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper both discovered their first-round opponents for this year’s instalment of the US Open. The tournament is the calendar year’s final Grand Slam event, held at Flushing Meadows in New York, New York.

Italian doubles experts Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully retained their US Open mixed doubles crown in a tournament that sparked fierce debate within tennis circles. The defending champions triumphed 6-3 5-7 10-6 against singles stars Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in a match that concluded near midnight in New York.

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula have gone through quite a journey in the past two days, featuring together at the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. Originally, the Brit was paired with Qinwen Zheng and even Paula Badosa before both had to withdraw due to injury,