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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> and Raducanu<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Tennis great Novak Djokovic will also be action as he will team up with fellow Serbian Olga Danilovic.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, the tournament told us about the tournament, the mixed tournament,\u201d he revealed. \u201cI was thinking that I couldn\u2019t play better if it wasn\u2019t with Emma. I just asked Emma if she wants to play doubles with me. Yeah, I made that special request.\u201d<\/p>\n The five-time Grand Slam winner added: \u201cI\u2019m super excited about it. I think it\u2019s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Emma since a really long time ago, so we know each other. I have really good relationship with her. So it\u2019s just gonna be interesting.<\/p>\n \u201cYou 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\u2019s going to be really, really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n And former world No 2 winner Martinez has been asked for her take on the exciting pairing.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s certainly a very exciting couple. They admire each other a lot,\u201d Martinez said speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest tennis betting<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re going to be fun to watch and to see the great energy that Carlos has to bring to the table.<\/p>\n \u201cThey get along great and they\u2019re going to be very exciting for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz asked if he will attend Emma Raducanu matches after Brit\u2019s Queen\u2019s Club appearance<\/a><\/p>\n 2025 US Open mixed doubles strongest teams: Sinner-Navarro, Alcaraz-Raducanu, Zheng-Draper?<\/a><\/p>\n The Spaniard, who lifted the Wimbledon women\u2019s singles trophy in 1994, also spoke about Alcaraz\u2019s rise as one of the best players in tennis.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open and Wimbledon last year.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s 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\u2019s different from other players,\u201d Martinez, who is currently coaching young teen sensation Mirra Andreeva, said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Alcaraz continues to be healthy and continues to progress this way, I see him winning one Grand Slam a year at least.<\/p>\n \u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu \u2018a very exciting couple\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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