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.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz’s all-star partnership was brought to a premature end as they were beaten in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles. Two former singles champions at Flushing Meadows,

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of the US Open mixed doubles as they were beaten 4-2, 4-2 by number one seed Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the first round. The pair had been the main draw to the tournament,