Emma Raducanu will team up with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed doubles at the US Open, with a prize of $1 million (£741,000) on offer for the winners. The new doubles team – who can expect to be given a portmanteau nickname of either “Alcaranu” or “Raducaraz” – are one of several eye-catching partnerships set to make their debuts in New York in August.

Men’s world No1 and defending singles champion Jannik Sinner will play alongside women’s No9 Emma Navarro, while women’s No1 Aryna Sabalenka is paired with Grigor Dimitrov. Novak Djokovic will partner compatriot Olga Danilovic and Iga Swiatek is poised to team up with Casper Ruud.

Jack Draper doesn’t wonder at all why Emma Raducanu, instead of him, chose to partner with Carlos Alcaraz for this year’s US Open mixed doubles. Draper, after securing his first-round win at the Queen’s Club Championship,