US Open mixed doubles in New York: UK viewing times
The US Open Mixed Doubles Championship runs from Monday 24 August to Wednesday 26 August at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. Qualifying starts at 16:00 BST on Monday, giving UK tennis fans an afternoon opening before the main draw begins the following day.
Sky Sports and NOW TV will carry the tournament in the UK. The event is aimed at tennis fans keen to see leading singles players compete alongside established doubles specialists, although the LTA Tennis News source does not specify ticket prices or booking arrangements for attending in person.
Three British doubles specialists start in qualifying
Britain has three confirmed players in the qualifying draw. ATP doubles world No.1 Henry Patten partners WTA doubles world No.1 Katerina Siniakova, while Neal Skupski teams up with Brazil’s Luisa Stefani.
Former Wimbledon champion Lloyd Glasspool completes the British contingent alongside New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe. Their qualifying rivals include Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliovaara, Aleksandra Krunic and Mate Pavic, and Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo.
Jack Draper, Katie Boulter and Julian Cash had also signed up for the tournament, but their places had not been confirmed when the line-up was published. Two qualifying wild-card teams remain to be announced.
The confirmed US Open schedule in BST
All published times are listed in British Summer Time, making the three-day programme straightforward to follow from the UK.
| Date and stage | Start time |
|---|---|
| Monday 24 August — qualifying | 16:00 BST |
| Tuesday 25 August — first round and quarter-finals | 13:00 BST |
| Wednesday 26 August — semi-finals and final | 12:00 BST |
The compact schedule means the first round and quarter-finals share Tuesday’s programme, followed by both the semi-finals and championship match on Wednesday.
Sabalenka and Djokovic headline the main draw
Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic form the most prominent confirmed partnership. Elena Rybakina joins Taylor Fritz, while 2025 runners-up Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud return as a team after reaching last year’s final.
Other direct entries include Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, and the all-American pairing of Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien.
The announced main-draw wild cards feature Alexandra Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev, and Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils. Defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori also hold a wild card after beating Swiatek and Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 in the 2025 final. Three further main-draw wild-card teams are still due to be named.
Short sets and no-ad scoring shape the early rounds
Most matches use a best-of-three-set format with shortened sets played to four games. Deuce is settled by the next point under no-ad scoring, while a set reaching 4-4 moves to a 10-point tie-break. A team must reach 10 points with a margin of at least two.
The final switches to full six-game sets but retains no-ad scoring. If the finalists split the opening two sets, a 10-point match tie-break replaces a conventional deciding set.
How UK viewers can follow the three-day tournament
Coverage will be available through Sky Sports and NOW TV, beginning with qualifying at 16:00 BST on 24 August. The official 2026 prize money has not yet been announced; the LTA report notes that the 2025 mixed doubles champions received $1 million per team.
For spectators considering a trip to New York, the confirmed venue is the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. The supplied event details do not provide admission prices, in-person booking instructions, transport advice or accessibility information.
Source: LTA Tennis News
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- Confirmed qualifying on 24 August and the main draw from 25 to 26 August.
- Matched the three published start times to their respective rounds in BST.
- Separated confirmed partnerships from the five teams still to be announced.
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