Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu will add some extra excitement to the 2025 US Open mixed doubles competition, according to former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez.
US Open organisers sent tennis fans into a frenzy when they announced that the two Grand Slam winners will team up in the new mixed doubles format in August.
The tournament will take place the week before the US Open singles event and eight teams have received direct entries based on their combined singles rankings while another eight have entered through wildcards.
Alcaraz and Raducanu were confirmed as one of the wildcard pairings while other star-studded line-ups will include Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro, Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek, Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva, and Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.
Tennis great Novak Djokovic will also be action as he will team up with fellow Serbian Olga Danilovic.
The Alcaraz-Raducanu partnership certainly caught the tennis community by surprise with the Spaniard confirming he made a request to play with the 2021 US Open winner.
“I mean, the tournament told us about the tournament, the mixed tournament,” he revealed. “I was thinking that I couldn’t play better if it wasn’t with Emma. I just asked Emma if she wants to play doubles with me. Yeah, I made that special request.”
The five-time Grand Slam winner added: “I’m super excited about it. I think it’s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament.
“I know Emma since a really long time ago, so we know each other. I have really good relationship with her. So it’s just gonna be interesting.
“You know, obviously both, you know, we are gonna enjoy, for sure. I will try, you know, to put my doubles skill on it. We will try to win. But obviously it’s going to be really, really fun.”
And former world No 2 winner Martinez has been asked for her take on the exciting pairing.
“It’s certainly a very exciting couple. They admire each other a lot,” Martinez said speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest tennis betting.
“They’re going to be fun to watch and to see the great energy that Carlos has to bring to the table.
“They get along great and they’re going to be very exciting for sure.”
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The Spaniard, who lifted the Wimbledon women’s singles trophy in 1994, also spoke about Alcaraz’s rise as one of the best players in tennis.
The 22-year-old won his fifth major at the recent French Open when he beat Jannik Sinner in five sets in the final that lasted five hours and 29 minutes.
Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open and Wimbledon last year.
“What’s amazing is his aggressive defence. He gets there with enough speed to create an attacking position from being on the defence. Sinner can also do amazing things but it’s different from other players,” Martinez, who is currently coaching young teen sensation Mirra Andreeva, said.
“If Alcaraz continues to be healthy and continues to progress this way, I see him winning one Grand Slam a year at least.
“He has a long way to go to reach the same Grand Slams as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic but hopefully he continues to improve. The way he is going, he can get there.”
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