Tennis
Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreev are announced to participate in the opening championship of the United States in Mikst
Daniil Medvedev / Photo: © Rene Nijhuis / MB Media / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis players Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreev entered the preliminary list of participants in the US Open Championship in the mixture, according to the official website of the tournament.
Competitions will be held on August 19 and 20, the winners team will receive a prize of a million dollars.
In total, at the moment, 16 teams have submitted applications. The deadline for submitting applications will end on July 28, after which eight best teams with the best total rating in a single category will officially become participants in the tournament at that time. The remaining eight commands will be determined using Wild Card.
Also, Mikst declared:
Emma Navarro (USA)/Yannik Sinner (Italy)
Emma Radukan (Great Britain)/Carlos Alcaras (Spain)
Iga Schwentek (Poland)/Kasper Ruud (Norway)
Paula Bados (Spain)/Stefanos Tsitsips (Greece)
Olga Danilovich/Novak Djokovic (both – Serbia)
Zheng Zinven (China) /Jack Draiper (Great Britain)
Jessica Pegula/Tommy Paul (both USA)
Jasmine Paolini/Lorenzo Muzetti (both – Italy)
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)/Taylor Fritz (USA)
Belinda Benchich (Switzerland)/Alexander Zverev (Germany) and others.
The format of the mixed tournament will be shortened: the set will not be up to six games, but up to four, with a score of 40–40, the next point will be decisive, and instead of the third set, Ti -breaks will be held.
Medvedev and Andreev performed at the MIKST at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, where they were defeated in the first round.
Source: Sportbox
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