D Day looming for new look US Open mixed doubles field. Who will make the cut?

Entries will officially close on Monday for the reimagined and in a lot of peoples eyes controversial new mixed doubles format to come into play at this years US Open.

As previosly reported it will break with grand slam tradition, moving to the week prior to main draw action starting, as part of ' Fan Week' with a reduced field and an altered scoring format.

The player field will feature 16 teams - eight teams earning direct entry based on their combined singles ranking based on this Monday's cut off date and eight wild-card entries to be determined after Monday.

25 teams are on the entry list.

• Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner

• Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune

• Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud

• Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti

• Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz

• Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev

• Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev

• Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe

• Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul

• Aryna Sabalenka ans Grigor Dimitrov

• Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev

• Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic

• Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz

• Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur

• Donna Vekic and Hubert Hurkacz

• Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios

• Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton

• Iva Jovic and Jenson Brooksby

• Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori

• Gaby Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime

• Demi Schuurs and Tallon Griekspoor

• Katerina Siniakova and Marcelo Arevalo

• Desirae Krawczyk and Evan King

• Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski

• Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka

The competition will take place during US Open Fan Week on Tuesday, Aug. 19, and Wednesday, Aug. 20, with $1 million in prize money being awarded to the winning team.

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Best-of-three-set matches with short sets to four games, no-ad scoring, tiebreakers at four-all and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set.

The final will be a best-of-three set match to six games, featuring no-ad scoring, with tiebreakers at six-all and a 10-point match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.

It is a watch this space who will get the wildcard nods with a world number one like Czech Katerina Siniakova, who would comfortably make any grand slam draw having to apply for a wildcard "When two world number ones in doubles don't get into the tournament, there is probably nothing more to say about it"

Here in Washington this week, leading Aussie Alex de Minaur (smiling) said:

"Why not give a little but of love to a tennis couple. I think some of the other partnerships they haven't really said a word to each other in their lives right?"

Singles star power combinations versus top line doubles players to complete the field. Who will get the nod. All to be unveiled.

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