India, Aug. 20 -- The revamped mixed doubles tournament at the US Open sees the sport's biggest stars from the singles tour make their way onto court alongside star names from the opposite gender, the week before the tournament is set to begin proper in New York.

While it has been a contentious decision to replace the traditional mixed doubles with a format built to maximise the marketability of the biggest names in tennis, there was nonetheless a lot of excitement around the teams and draws being formed - not least between ATP number two Carlos Alcaraz, who joined forces with British star Emma Raducanu.

It was a star-studded first round contest for this team in New York, as they drew the number one seeds for this tournament, Brit Jack ...