Sabalenka and Djokovic lead entries for US Open mixed doubles competition

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will team up in a blockbuster pairing at the 2026 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship next month. Women’s world number one Sabalenka and record 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic are among the high-profile teams on the New York entry list for an event played before the singles competition takes place.

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka pair up for the US Open mixed doubles, which was controversially revamped last year to include superstar pairings.

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka pair up for the US Open mixed doubles, which was controversially revamped last year to include superstar pairings.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka is teaming up with 24-time Grand Slam champ Novak Djokovic to headline the initial field of 16 mixed doubles teams vying for a $1 million prize at this year's US Open.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial list of 16 teams entered into the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship. Many of those types of stars were listed among the teams announced Monday by the U.S. Tennis Association. Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, the runners-up in 2025, are entered again, along with Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, the Japanese duo of Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori, and Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper.

The U.S. Open’s mixed doubles competition, which has become a chess piece in negotiations between tennis stars and tournament organizers over compensation, has announced its initial entry list for 2026. The stars are on the bill, with some intriguing omissions — for now. Aryna Sabalenka, the women’s world No. 1, and Novak Djokovic, the 24-Grand Slam champion, form the headline pair among the initial batch of entries. Sabalenka did not compete in last year’s inaugural edition, while Djokovic team

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will team up in mixed doubles at the US Open.