India, Aug. 20 -- The revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament has attracted a flurry of star names to the draw, but the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu, and Taylor Fritz are historically singles specialists who are only trying their hand at the doubles court.

The replacement of the traditional mixed doubles tournament with this new format, which sees the sixteen-team event take place the week before the official start of the tournament, has been a contentious one. In particular, it has earned criticism from doubles specialists, who have made a career out of these events and suddenly had one grand slam event taken off the calendar in favour of singles stars.

The only true full doubles pairing to receive one of the eight wildcard...