{"id":5775,"date":"2026-08-04T02:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2026-08-04T02:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:41:13","slug":"bublik-venus-among-new-pairs-confirmed-for-2026-us-open-mixed-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/bublik-venus-among-new-pairs-confirmed-for-2026-us-open-mixed-doubles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bublik, Venus among new pairs confirmed for 2026 US Open mixed doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former world number one Venus Williams and Kazakhstan&#8217;s Alexander Bublik headline the latest wave of entries confirmed for the revamped 2026 US Open mixed doubles championship.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Tennis Association announced 13 additional pairings on Monday, bringing the total number of entries to 29 for the event, which will be held during the US Open Fan Week from August 24 to 26.<\/p>\n<p>Among the new teams are married couples Elina Svitolin\/Gael Monfils and Katie Boulter\/Alex de Minaur.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable pairings include Karolina Muchova\/Jakub Mensik, Emma Navarro\/Tommy Paul, Maria Sakkari\/Karen Khachanov, Anna Kalinskaya\/Lorenzo Musetti and Jelena Ostapenko\/Marcelo Arevalo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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