Emma Raducanu will team up with French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed doubles at the US Open, with a prize of $1 million (£741,000) on offer for the winners. The new doubles team – who can expect to be given a portmanteau nickname of either “Alcaranu” or “Raducaraz” – are one of several eye-catching partnerships set to make their debuts in New York in August.

Carlos Alcaraz revealed he personally asked Emma Raducanu to partner with him in the revamped US Open mixed doubles event, playfully calling her "the boss." Raducanu initially hesitated before agreeing to form the "Alcaranu" duo.

On Monday, it was announced that the reigning Wimbledon champion would team up with Raducanu for the new-look competition in August as part of a star-studded line-up. While they a