The Italians were given one of them and they showed off their skills in a victory that took just 42 minutes. The shortened format allows the matches to speed by, knowing winning teams would have to play twice on the first day to reach the semifinals and finals on Wednesday night.

When it came to finding a partner for the newly formatted mixed doubles event at this year’s U.S. Open, it seemed like a no-brainer for Madison Keys.

Emma Navarro withdrew from the mixed doubles championship at the U.S. Open, but Katerina Siniakova will replace her and partner with Jannik Sinner.