Room for one more?
The nearly-complete US Open mixed doubles field was released by the tournament this week with eight direct-acceptance teams and six wild cards, and the full field for the reimagined tournament doesn't disappoint. Direct-in pairs include Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, and Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul, while Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka, and Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu as wild cards.
But two of those discretionary spots are still to be announced before the two-day event kicks off on Aug. 19, and real-life couple Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur, who got engaged in the offseason, would like one of those wild cards "pretty, pretty please."
The recently-crowned Washington champion asked nicely on social media on Wednesday, reposting the tournament's announcement on X and making the request with a praying hands and crying face emojis.
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