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The adventure of Djokovic and Sabalenka in the mixed doubles at the US Open ends in their debut

Andrés Tomás Rico - 25 Aug 2026
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The adventure of Djokovic and Sabalenka in the mixed doubles at the US Open ends in their debut. Photo: Getty Images

A memorable image of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka sharing the court at Arthur Ashe in New York for the mixed doubles of the US Open 2026. The pair made up of the Serbian and the Belarusian were the star duo of the tournament until they were eclipsed by the last-minute presence of Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams. However, their experience was short-lived as they fell in the super tiebreak of the third set against one of the best mixed doubles pairs, Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova, with a score of 1-4, 4-2, 10-2.

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were two games away from victory 

Nevertheless, Djokovic and Sabalenka were very close to winning when they reached 4-1, 2-1, and serve for 3-1. But it was at that moment when the experience of the number one mixed doubles pair emerged, while the clarity of the Serbian and the Belarusian gradually faded until they were completely dominated by the British and the Czech.

“It has been very difficult to play against them, but I enjoyed it a lot,” Siniakova stated in her on-court remarks before preparing for the next match against another high-profile pair consisting of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina, who had just defeated Félix Auger - Aliassime and Alexandra Eala 4-1, 4-1.

Thus ends the adventure of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka in the mixed doubles of the US Open in a match where we saw them playing at a very low intensity and far from their level, in addition to not showing much synergy compared to what both are accustomed to. Lastly, following their elimination, the hopes for a hypothetical semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams come to an end.
 

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