The US Open will crown its first champions of the 2025 tennis tournament on Wednesday night as mixed doubles takes center stage in New York.

Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori complete their "mission" by beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the revamped US Open mixed event.

Swiatek and Casper Ruud lost in three sets to Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the US Open mixed doubles final.

They beat Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to claim the US$1 million top prize. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Italian pair defeated six-time Grand Slam singles champion Iga Swiatek and three-time Major finalist Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 in the final on Wednesday

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and

Sara Errani said before the start of this year's US Open mixed doubles tournament that her goal was to avenge all the doubles players who were denied a chance to play at Flushing Meadows this year, and then dedicated the title to her colleagues after completing a triumphant run.

A ten-point championship tiebreak will be played if the pairs are level at one set all. The winning pair will receive $1million (£736,880), while the beaten finalists will take home $400,000 (£294,729).

With the revamped US Open mixed doubles starting on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the positives and negatives of the controversial change.

The US Open 2025 is set to revolutionise mixed doubles, featuring big names like Alcaraz, Raducanu, and Djokovic in a revamped format with shorter mat