Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz drawn in U.S. Open mixed doubles against a qualifying team
Photo: Globe and Mail
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz drawn in U.S. Open mixed doubles against a qualifying team

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz were awarded a wild card into the 16-team U.S. Open mixed doubles championship and drawn to face a qualifier. The revamped mixed doubles format, based on singles rankings, has drawn top stars and boosted fan week interest. The winning team shares US$1-million, with first round on Tuesday and finals on Wednesday.

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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Globe and Mail
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will start U.S. Open mixed doubles against qualifying team
draw details and competitive matchups · neutral
NY Post
Mixed doubles change has fan week booming at US Open even before main event gets underway
fan engagement and commercial success · positive
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The split, in one line
Globe and Mail focuses on tough assignment against doubles specialists while NY Post highlights fan week booming from the format change.
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
GMGlobe and MailINTERNATIONAL18d ago

“Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will start U.S. Open mixed doubles against qualifying team”

NYPNY PostRIGHT18d ago

“Mixed doubles change has fan week booming at US Open even before main event gets underway”

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The winning team in the mixed doubles championship shares US$1-million.
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Event #15037 · analyzed at 2026-08-28T01:27 UTC · last updated 15d ago