{
  "id": 1720810,
  "title": "Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic headline US Open mixed doubles field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/aryna-sabalenka-novak-djokovic-headline-us-open-mixed-doubles-field",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:57:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aryna-sabalenka-novak-djokovic-headline-135733309.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will headline the mixed doubles field at the 2026 US Open, alongside defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. The tournament will commence on Monday, Aug. 24, preceding the singles event on Aug. 30. There will be five wild cards, with 11 teams already confirmed. Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe, Leylah Fernandez, Taylor Townsend, Elena Rybakina, Taylor Fritz, Diana Shnaider, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud, Belinda Bencic, and Flavio Cobolli have secured their spots based on combined singles rankings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}