The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced in the first round of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles event on Tuesday.

The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu’s dream of reclaiming the spotlight on New York’s legendary Arthur Ashe court vanished in less than an hour. What never faded, though, was the