Fans think they know why Emma Raducanu did not embrace Jack Draper after the pair played in the first round of the new US Open mixed doubles event.

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.

While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an “old married couple.

The revamped mixed doubles event at the US Open saw Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula taking on Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round. Draper and Pegula proved why they were seeded first, delivering a clinical 4-2,

The main singles draw at the US Open does not start until this weekend but the mixed doubles are already well underway. The first round of matches took place last night with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz teaming up on the court. They were dumped out in the very first round by Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula, who progressed to the semi-finals.

US OPEN fans reckoned Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper showed off “ex vibes” after their mixed double match. The Brits faced off in the Round of 16 in the re-imagined tournament at

Emma Raducanu appeared to take her early US Open mixed doubles exit alongside partner Carlos Alcaraz to heart on Tuesday afternoon, sharing an awkward exchange with opponent Jack Draper at the net after their contest.

Emma Raducanu ’s blockbuster partnership with Carlos Alcaraz lasted just 51 minutes as they suffered defeat in the first round of the new US Open mixed doubles tournament. It was a battle of the British No. 1s as Raducanu and Alcaraz took on top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula - and Draper came out on top.

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Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are set to take part in the US Open's mixed doubles event, and the pair will face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in their opening match