Amid the euphoria of a Wimbledon title success, mixed doubles champions Sam Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova revealed they’re highly unlikely to be able to resume their partnership in next month’s US Open, after a change of direction by the tournament’s organisers looks likely to leave them frozen out.
In a bid to open up mixed doubles to the world’s top singles players, the US Open version will now be played over a two-day period before the remainder of the tournament gets underway. Unless the rules are tweaked between now and then, all four players from Thursday’s Wimbledon decider will miss out.
