The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

US OPEN action is HERE – with the freshly revamped mixed doubles set for a thrilling climax TODAY! Top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula will face Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the first

The American and the Briton denied three set points on serve in the sixth game and locked the result at 3-3. Pegula struggled on serve again in the eighth game and got broken at 15 after Casper's smash winner, with the European squad forcing a match tie break.

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud secured a tight 3-5, 5-3, [10-8] victory over Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper to advance to the final of the US Open mixed doubles.

US OPEN action is HERE – with the freshly revamped mixed doubles heading for a thrilling climax. Top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula will face Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the first

The British No 1 teamed up with home favourite Jessica Pegula in the US Open mixed doubles and is sporting a new look after wearing Nike for his entire career to date

The semifinals of the new-look U.S. Open mixed doubles championship are set, with the title being decided tomorrow. The teams of Iga Świątek/Casper Ruud and Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori advanced in the early wave, and they will be joined by Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison and Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper.