The US Open will crown its first champions of the 2025 tennis tournament on Wednesday night as mixed doubles takes center stage in New York.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu face off against Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the Mixed Doubles first round today, Aug. 19, at approximately 2:40 p.m. ET. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service.

The new event wanted to use singles stars to put mixed doubles on a pedestal. Two masters of the discipline have stolen the show.

But in an effort to expand the reach of one of the biggest annual sporting events in the world, the United States Tennis Association opted to shift the event a full five days before main draw singles action gets underway.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka take on Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev at 12:30 p.m. ET today, Aug. 19. The first day of the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament is airing on the ESPN+ streaming service. Right now, ESPN+ costs $11.99/month for new subscribers.

With Iga Swiatek by his side in the 2025 US Open mixed doubles, Casper Ruud etched his name into ATP history. The Norwegian is now the only active male player to reach the quarterfinals of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at a Grand Slam event.