They lost 4-2, 4-2 against the top-seeded team of Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in a match that lasted less than one hour.

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.

Day two of the US Open’s revamped mixed doubles event brought its fair share of drama both on and off the court, with Jack Draper finding himself at the centre of two eyebrow-raising moments.

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.

US OPEN action is HERE – with the freshly revamped mixed doubles underway. Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz have paired up for the event amid dating rumours and are facing British

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula beat Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the US Open's revamped mixed doubles event before the Brit landed himself in hot water

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula beat Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets before going on to book semi-final berth; watch mixed doubles semi-finals and final from midnight on Thursday live on Sky Sports Tennis,

Jack Draper was given a light-hearted telling off by his US Open mixed doubles partner Jessica Pegula after an off-the-cuff remark during a press conference.

Raducanu and her US Open mixed doubles partner, Carlos Alcaraz, fell to a defeat against Draper and Jessica Pegula on Tuesday