{
  "id": 1554945,
  "title": "Eala and Auger-Aliassime, Svitolina-Monfils, Errani-Vavassori get US Open mixed doubles wild cards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/eala-and-auger-aliassime-svitolina-monfils-errani-vavassori-get-us",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eala-auger-aliassime-svitolina-monfils-201922303.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Tennis Association has announced 11 of the 16 teams that will compete in the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament. Six teams have qualified directly based on their rankings, while five have been selected as wild cards. The top-ranked team consists of No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and four-time men's Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic. Other direct qualifiers in order of their rankings include Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, and Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien. Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe, as well as Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev, have also been granted wild cards. The remaining three wild-card spots will be announced later. Three additional teams will compete in a qualifying tournament on Aug. 24, with the top two advancing to the main draw. All matches will be held at Arthur Ashe Stadium or Louis Armstrong Stadium.",
  "summary": "Rising women's star Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime, spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, and two-time defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have been given wild cards into the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament. The U.S. Tennis Association on Monday set 11 of the 16 teams that will be in the championship, with six teams qualifying directly because of their combined…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "The U.S. Open mixed doubles field’s biggest stars might be its unknowns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/the-u-s-open-mixed-doubles-fields-biggest-stars-might-be-its-unknowns",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:16:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Eala and Auger-Aliassime, Svitolina-Monfils, Errani-Vavassori get US Open mixed doubles wild cards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/eala-and-auger-aliassime-svitolina-monfils-errani-vavassori-get-us-1557741",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:19:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}