Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will partner each other in mixed doubles at the US Open. The duo is among the initial list of 16 teams entered into the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship.

Furthermore, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, the runners-up in 2025, are entered again, along with Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, the Japanese duo of Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori, and Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper.

In the previous edition, Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu had paired with each other after a $1 million prize was announced for the winners.

The main draw will be played over two days on Aug. 25-26 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium. Moreover, eight teams will be given wild cards by the USTA.

The remainder of the teams that were entered as of Monday:

Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev, Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien, Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev, Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Nuno Borges, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, and siblings Peyton Stearns and Preston Stearns.

USTA CEO Craig Tiley said the doubles event is a great opportunity to bring the best women and men players on the same team in front of fans.

“Any time you can bring women and men together on the same team, you showcase tennis at its best. This is exactly what the mixed doubles championship does,” USTA CEO Craig Tiley said in a statement.

“The mixed doubles championship is an innovation that will engage new audiences and give our fans another opportunity to see the biggest stars compete together.”

The US Open will begin from August 23.