Jessica Pegula says pro tennis is much more than just going out there and competing as the 2024 US Open runner-up explains there is a lot of stuff to manage, including dealing with possible failures in front of the entire world.

Fresh of claiming the Cincinnati Open title after Jannik Sinner retired ill just 22 minutes into the final, Alcaraz teamed up with 2021 US Open champion Raducanu, but the pair of 22-year-old stars were beaten 4-2, 4-2 to top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the shortened format.

With Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton reuniting, and duos like Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud or Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, the revamped event has no shortage of favorites.

US Open takes place from August 24-September 7, with reimagined mixed doubles tournament preceding it from August 19-20 with Jack Draper into the semi-finals - watch exclusive live coverage of both on

The U.S. Open’s largest court was packed for the final three matches of the reimagined mixed doubles tournament Wednesday night, which was made up of mainly top singles players for the first time

Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek overcame an early deficit to add another big title to her tennis resume, knocking off No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 to win her first Cincinnati Open title.

Jannik Sinner retired early in the mens singles Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz; watch the US Open in New York from this Sunday live on Sky Sports and, before that, the new mixed doubles