Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper will both face qualifiers in the opening round of the US Open. The pair are the leading British hopes for success in New York, with Draper bidding to follow up last year's breakthrough run to the semifinals.

The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced in the first round of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles event on Tuesday.

British No. 1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu will take to the court at the US Open on Tuesday as the revamped mixed doubles tournament begins. But they’ll be on opposite sides of the net, as Draper has joined forces with world No. 4 Jessica Pegula, while Raducanu has formed a blockbuster partnership with five-time Major winner Carlos Alcaraz.

While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an “old married couple.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are set to take part in the US Open's mixed doubles event, and the pair will face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in their opening match