Top Tennis Players Considering Mixed Doubles Boycott At US Open

Although the US Open is still over two months away, there's chatter about a potential boycott taking place in Queens, New York.

The US Open unveiled a new format for mixed doubles in 2025. Not only was it moved to the first week of the tournament, most of the top players in the world, including Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic participated in it. That being said, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully defended their title by taking down Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the final.

Unfortunately, the US Open could lose that star power for this year's mixed doubles tournament.

According to Tom Kershaw of The Times, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and other top players are considering boycotting mixed doubles at the US Open due to their current pay dispute with Grand Slam tournament organizers.

Something's gotta give.

Prior to this year's tournament at Roland Garros, women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and several others cut their media time short as a form of protest.

"I stand with my words. We just wanted to do it in a respectful way at the beginning," Sabalenka said. "You guys know how much we respect you and appreciate you. It's not your decision and it's not about you. Just, we're trying to fight for fair percentage."

Wimbledon shouldn't have this issue considering it announced 20% increases for this year's total prize money.

"I would hope the players would welcome it. It's a significant amount of money," All England Club chair Deborah Jevans said. "We've demonstrated that we've looked at every round, including qualifying. My hope is that the players do recognize what a significant increase that this is."

Now the pressure shifts over to the US Open, which has no issue generating money.

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This story was originally published June 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM.