Emma Raducanu will team up with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed-doubles at the US Open, with a prize of $1 million for the winners. The new doubles team – which can expect to be given a portmanteau nickname of either “Alcaranu” or “Raducaraz” – is one of several eye-catching partnerships that will make their debut in New York in August.

Imagine Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu competing together for a Grand Slam trophy. How about Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe as a duo? Iga Swiatek alongside Casper Ruud? Or Naomi Osaka with Nick

Carlos Alcaraz has claimed that Emma Raducanu will be “the boss” when they join forces for the revamped US Open mixed doubles event later this summer. And the five-time Grand Slam champion admitted that the Brit took a while getting back to him on his “special request” to team up.