Newlyweds Katie Boulter and Alex De Minaur to play mixed doubles at US Open

The British number two and Australian world number seven tied the knot in Tuscany on July 12 and will play together as a married couple for the first time later this month.

Boulter, who suffered a first-round exit at Wimbledon, has only played one mixed doubles tournament at a grand slam, making the second round at Wimbledon in 2023 with De Minaur.

But despite the pair being unranked, they have benefitted from the US Open inviting a host of big names for its mixed doubles, which is being played a week before the singles begins in New York.

Fellow married couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, ahead of what is expected to be his final Grand Slam event, were also announced by the US Tennis Association on Monday.

Venus Williams will be playing alongside Alexander Bublik, Jack Draper was among the players already announced, alongside American Jessica Pegula, as well as fellow Briton Henry Patten with Katerina Siniakova, plus Novak Djokovic will partner world singles number one Aryna Sabalenka.

The mixed doubles takes place on August 25 and 26 before the main competition begins on August 30.

Of the 29 announced pairings, the six with the best combined singles rankings and eight wildcards will be joined in the 16-strong field by two teams from a qualifying tournament on August 24.

The format was new for 2025, and saw Emma Raducanu partner with her friend Carlos Alcaraz amid unfounded rumours they were also dating. The pair were defeated in the first round.

This year, Raducanu will not be competing at all, announcing this week that her stress fracture will force her to miss the US Open.

The British number one suffered the injury to her right lower leg during the grass-court season and made a late decision to pull out of Wimbledon.

Also this week, she shared photos of her recovery from a shin injury at a luxury Swiss resort.