Mixed doubles draw, Alex de Minaur, Katie Boulter denied wildcard entry

Australian Alex de Minaur and his British fiancée Katie Boulter have been left out of the US Open mixed doubles competition, despite both expressing a strong desire to participate.

The pair was denied a wildcard entry into the revamped tournament, which will debut a new format in 2025 to attract more top-ranked singles players.

The US Open will debut a new format for its mixed doubles championship in 2025.

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Katie Boulter of Great Britain in action with Alex de Minaur of Australia during the Eisenhower Cup. Getty

To encourage more top-ranked singles players to chase grand slam doubles success, the tournament has been shifted to the week before singles play begins and offers a $1 million prize ($1.59m AUD) for the winning team.

This year's event will feature 16 teams competing over two days in shorter matches.

The draw consists of eight teams that received direct entry based on their combined singles rankings and eight teams that were gifted wildcards by the United States Tennis Association.

De Minaur and Boulter did not make the direct-entry cut for the tournament because their combined singles ranking was too low.

Then, when the US Open announced the full field on Monday, the couple was not included.

Both de Minaur and Boulter made public requests to receive a wildcard entry.

A social media post from de Minaur was captioned: "Katie and I would like to ask for a WC pretty, pretty please".

The pair have played doubles together on several occasions, most recently featuring in an exhibition event at Indian Wells in March.

They also teamed up at Wimbledon in 2023, where they won their first match.

De Minaur is currently ranked world No.8 on the ATP Tour, while Boulter has a WTA ranking of No.50.

Without an entry, Boulter accepted a wildcard to play at the WTA's Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland, which overlaps with the mixed doubles event.

The blockbuster event will feature some of the sport's most high-profile players, including Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, though in some unlikely partnerships.

Alcaraz's pairing with Emma Raducanu has drawn attention after romance rumours circulated in June.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu ahead of their mixed doubles debut together at Wimbledon. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Im

Three all-American teams will feature, while only four doubles specialists are listed.

The tournament begins Wednesday morning (AEST).

DIRECT ENTRANTS

Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud

Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz

Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune

Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev

Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev

Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe

Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev

WILDCARDS

Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz

Katerina Siniakova and Jannik Sinner

Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori

Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils

Lorenzo Musetti and Caty McNally

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