Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper will team up in the mixed doubles tournament at the US Open, after their original partners withdrew from the event.
Jannik Sinner, the highest-ranked male player, also needs a new partner if he wishes to participate in the event that will award a $1 million prize to the winning team, as Emma Navarro withdrew from the competition that begins on Tuesday.
Navarro chose to play in a tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, next week.
Pegula was going to play with Tommy Paul, while Draper had been paired with Paula Badosa. Pegula, Draper, and Sinner were able to find a new partner before the deadline on Sunday and maintain a direct entry into the field of 16 teams if their combined singles ranking was high enough.
Pegula and Draper had a combined ranking of 9 on the entry deadline.
After the withdrawals and new pairings, Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti joined the draw via direct entry thanks to their combined rankings.
Currently there are 13 completed spots, including the current mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, to whom the U.S. Tennis Association awarded one of the invitations.
The other teams that have qualified directly include Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune, Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev, and Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev.
The other invitations that have been given have been for Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic, Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton, and Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka.
