Beim letzten Grand-Slam-Turnier des Jahres, den US Open in New York, haben die Veranstalter mit einem reformierten Mixed-Wettbewerb für neue Anreize gesorgt. Nicht zuletzt das enorme Preisgeld von einer Million Dollar für das Siegerpaar hat dazu geführt, dass bereits zahlreiche Top-Stars ihre Zusage für das Mixed-Turnier gegeben haben. Seit Dienstag steht fest: Auch Deutschlands Nummer eins, Alexander Zverev, wird dabei sein.

The Spaniard sheds light on his decision to pursue Emma Raducanu as a mixed doubles partner. 

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday June 17, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t know much about what his US Open doubles pairing with Emma Raducanu will look like in August, but he is sure of one thing: “She’s gonna be the boss.”

Alcaraz, speaking to reporters after opening his grass-court season with a win over Australia’s Adam Walton, said that he made the decision to put the call into Raducanu.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu will be partners for the mixed doubles at the US Open 🤩 pic.twitter.com/m4fsbeWNAq

— TNT Sports (@tntsports) June 17, 2025

“When the tournament told us about the mixed tournament, I just asked Emma if she wants to play doubles with me,” he said. “Yeah, I made that special request.”

That means Jack Draper, who is paired with Zheng Qinwen on the US Open entry list, will not get the chance to play with Raducanu, but he’s happy with his decision to join forces with Zheng, who is an IMG-sponsored client just like he is.

“A wise person once told me you should find the best partner, and that’s what she did in Alcaraz,” Draper said. “I don’t blame her at all for that. “Qinwen I know from the tour. I have seen her around. Obviously a great player herself and has a really good game. I think it will be fun to get out there and play with her and see how we get on.”

A STAR-STUDDED 🤩 lineup of teams have officially entered the reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship!

More info: https://t.co/bIMJGbf3qI pic.twitter.com/Hw1yA87pgj

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 17, 2025

Raducanu “Took a While”

Alcaraz admitted that Raducanu needed a few minutes to think about her decision. Most players would likely jump at the chance to partner with Raducanu, but the former US Open champion is a player with a lot of options.

“She took a while,” Alcaraz said, when asked about whether Raducanu said yes right away. “Not that much [time], but obviously she had to ask, and she had to think a little bit.”

Alcaraz says he’s excited about the new mixed doubles format at the US Open. He has never played mixed doubles at a Slam before. Raducanu was signed up to play mixed with Andy Murray last year, but controversially was forced to pull out.”

This year’s mixed should be different, as players won’t be involved with their main draw efforts, as the event is scheduled for the Wednesday and Thursday before the main draw begins.

“I think it’s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament,” Alcaraz said. “I know Emma since a really long time ago, so we know each other. I have a really good relationship with her. So it’s just gonna be interesting.

Ein furios aufspielender und kämpferisch starker Corentin Moutet aus Frankreich besiegte in der Auftaktrunde beim ATP-500-Turnier im Londoner Queen’s Club in einem Dreisatz-Thriller den US-Amerikaner Taylor Fritz, der vergangene Woche mit einem Finalsieg gegen den Hamburger Alexander Zverev in Stuttgart triumphieren konnte.

Zwei Tage nach seinem Finalsieg über Alexander Zverev fliegt der Amerikaner in London raus. Dabei vergibt er einen Matchball.

Auf ihrem Lieblingsbelag Rasen sind zwei ehemalige Wimbledon-Siegerinnen beim WTA-500-Turnier in Berlin mit einem Sieg ins Turnier gestartet. Während Marketa Vondrousova die Australian-Open-Siegerin Madison Keys bezwingen konnte, besiegte Elena Rybakina die Lucky Loserin Ashlyn Krueger.

„I absolutely regret what I said back then,“ Aryna Sabalenka said of her controversial comments after losing the Roland Garros final.

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Photo credit: Julien DeRosa-AFP-Getty

Reality has induced regret in Aryna Sabalenka.

World No. 1 Sabalenka calls her behavior after her Roland Garros final loss to Coco Gauff „completely unprofessional“ and shared she wrote a letter to the two-time Grand Slam champion apologizing for her behavior.

The US Open champion said while we all have bad days at work „the difference with me is…I get a lot more hate for what I did.“

„I absolutely regret what I said back then,“ Sabalenka told Eurosport Germany. „You know, we all make mistakes. I’m just a human being who’s still learning in life. „I think we all have those days when we lose control.

„The difference with me is, the world is watching. I get a lot more hate for what I did than other people.“

In the first French Open final between the world’s top two women in 12 years, No. 2 Gauff was simply too tough for No. 1 Sabalenka at crunch time.

A resilient Coco Gauff combated Sabalenka’s fierce power with pure poise pulling off a 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 comeback to capture her maiden Roland Garros championship in a thriller.

Afterward, the world’s best player called it her worst final.

“It was really honestly the worst tennis I’ve played in the last, I don’t know, in the last I don’t know how many month,” Sabalenka told the media in Paris afterward. “Conditions were terrible, and she simply was better in these conditions than me.

„I think it was the worst final I ever played.”

Sabalenka, who struggled to cope with whipping winds and an unrelenting Gauff’s comprehensive court coverage, took criticism afterward for what some felt were ungracious and classless comments.

The top-seeded Sabalenka committed 70 unforced errors. Sabalenka said at times she felt the tennis universe was playing a cosmic joke on her with Gauff’s running retrievals turning her damaging drives into punch lines.

“I mean, honestly sometimes it felt like she was hitting the ball from the frame,” Sabalenka said. “Somehow magically the ball lands in the court, and you kind of, like, on the back foot.

“It felt like a joke, honestly, like somebody from above was just staying there laughing, like, let’s see if you can handle this. And I couldn’t today.”

Reflecting on her comments, Sabalenka said she was upset after a physically and emotionally draining defeat and spoke out of frustration.

Since then, Sabalenka said she has apologized to Gauff.

„I was super emotional and not very smart at that press conference,“ Sabalenka added. „It took me a while to revisit it, to approach it with open eyes, and to understand. I realized a lot about myself. Why did I lose so many finals? I kept getting so emotional.

„So I learned a lot. Above all, one thing: I’m the one who always treats my opponents with great respect - whether I win or lose.

„Without that respect, I wouldn’t be where I am today. So it was a tough but very instructive lesson for me.“

Bei hochsommerlichen Verhältnissen ist das Generali Race to Kitzbühel in der Region Ost am vergangenen Wochenende auf die Zielgerade eingebogen. Bevor in zwei Wochen der finale Showdown mit dem letzten der fünf Quali-Events in der Kur-, und Kaiserstadt Baden über die Bühne gehen wird, haben bereits neun Spieler das zurückliegende Turnier-Wochenende in Maria Enzersdorf genützt, um sich ein Fixticket für das mit 10.000 Euro dotierte Finalturnier in Tirol zu sichern.

Mit etwas Mühe ist der frisch gekürte French-Open-Champion  Carlos Alcaraz mit einem Zweisatz-Erfolg gegen den Australier Adam Walton in das ATP-500er-Rasen-Turnier im Londoner Queen’s Club gestartet. Komplett ohne Probleme siegte dagegen Jack Draper gegen den US-Amerikaner Jenson Brooksby.

Nach verlorenem ersten Durchgang konnte der Matzener Jurij Rodionov seine Auftakt-Partie beim ATP-100-Challenger in Posen gegen den Spanier Nicolas Alvarez Varona noch drehen und steht damit im Achtelfinale.

Die einzige Deutsche im Turnier verpasst die zweite Runde knapp.