The US Open will crown its first champions of the 2025 tennis tournament on Wednesday night as mixed doubles takes center stage in New York.

Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori complete their "mission" by beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the revamped US Open mixed event.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and

Italian tennis players Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have won the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship for the second year in a row. In the final on August 21, they beat Polish tennis player Iga Sventek and Norwegian Kasper Ruud with the result 6:3,

A ten-point championship tiebreak will be played if the pairs are level at one set all. The winning pair will receive $1million (£736,880), while the beaten finalists will take home $400,000 (£294,729).

Sara Errani said before the start of this year's US Open mixed doubles tournament that her goal was to avenge all the doubles players who were denied a chance to play at Flushing Meadows this year, and then dedicated the title to her colleagues after completing a triumphant run.

With the revamped US Open mixed doubles starting on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the positives and negatives of the controversial change.

Here's what to know about the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

With Iga Swiatek by his side in the 2025 US Open mixed doubles, Casper Ruud etched his name into ATP history. The Norwegian is now the only active male player to reach the quarterfinals of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at a Grand Slam event.

The US Open 2025 is set to revolutionise mixed doubles, featuring big names like Alcaraz, Raducanu, and Djokovic in a revamped format with shorter mat