Serena/Alcaraz to meet Routliffe/Glasspool in US Open mixed doubles first round

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will kick off their campaign for the US Open mixed doubles title Tuesday against qualifiers and former doubles world No. 1s Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool.

Routliffe and Glasspool fought through two tough qualifying matches on Monday, beating Luisa Stefani and Neal Skupski 4-1, 3-5, 10-7 in the first round before overcoming Kristina Mladenovic and Marcelo Arevalo 5-4 (4), 2-4, 11-9 to book their spot in the 16-team draw.

This is only Serena's fifth tournament since her comeback in June, but the former world No. 1 and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is restricting herself to women's doubles, alongside sister Venus Williams, and mixed doubles in New York. For Alcaraz, this will be his first tournament since Barcelona in April after being sidelined by a wrist injury.

Top seeds Sabalenka/ Djokovic to face doubles world No. 1s Siniakova/ Patten

Elsewhere in the mixed doubles draw, top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will face doubles world No. 1s Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, who also came through qualifying.

Siniakova and Patten defeated Tatjana Maria and Valentin Vacherot 4-1, 4-2 before beating Americans Peyton Stearns and Christian Harrison by the same score.

Two All-American teams among top seeds

The star-studded draw also features two top American-seeded teams. Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz are seeded second and will meet Diana Shnaider and Casper Ruud in the first round, while Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien are seeded third and will take on Tommy Paul and Emma Navarro in an all-American clash.

Below is the complete draw for the US Open mixed doubles event, which takes place from Aug. 24-26.