By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Photograph credit score: BNP Paribas Open Fb
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz joined forces to win the Eisenhower Cup.
Palm Springs success is a prelude to the pair reuniting for the US Open blended doubles, Fritz stated.
Assembly the media on the BNP Paribas Open at this time, Fritz stated Rybakina is a perfect accomplice—and hopes they will run it again once more on the US Open.
“I assumed she performed nice final night time. She did the whole lot that I might, I suppose, the whole lot I may ask of a blended doubles accomplice,” Fritz instructed the media in Indian Wells. “I believe it is a good match. Yeah, I requested her to play as a result of I used to be on the lookout for a US Open blended accomplice, and he or she stated that she desires to.
“She simply has to test, I suppose, along with her staff and the whole lot. Hopefully it will get cleared.”
If it occurs, former Wimbledon winner Rybakina and US Open finalist Fritz can be the second high-profile pairing already publicly committing to US Open blended doubles.
Stefanos Tsitsipas confirmed he plans to play blended doubles with long-time girlfriend Paula Badosa on the 2025 US Open.
Final August, Tsitsipas and Badosa celebrated what the Greek referred to as “one of many coolest date nights I may have requested for” once they received the inaugural US Open Blended Insanity exhibition.
Tsitsidosa overcame a gifted area that featured Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios, Amanda Anisimova and Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff and Ben Shelton with $250,000 in prize cash on the road.
The Italian duo of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Taylor Townsend and Donald Younger to win the 2024 US Open Blended Doubles championship.
The USTA introduced main modifications to the 2025 US Open Blended Doubles format, together with enjoying the complete competitors throughout qualifying week, the week earlier than the US Open foremost draw.
Tsitsipas stated he and Badosa plan to play the 2025 US Open Blended Doubles.
“We’re planning to play. She’s the blended doubles accomplice I might at all times play with,” Tsitsipas instructed the media in Dubai final month. “I haven’t got another choices on the market or another feminine participant that I might wish to play blended doubles with.
“She’s at all times underneath my consideration and at all times somebody I might wish to share the courtroom with.”
