Jannik Sinner left without US Open partner as Emma Navarro snubs doubles for another event

The revamped US Open mixed doubles event gets underway next Tuesday, and some of the blockbuster pairings have already dropped out. Paula Badosa - who was meant to team up with Jack Draper - withdrew from the tournament altogether due to an ongoing injury.

And the pairing of ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner and American star Emma Navarro now seem to be out of the game, as organisers of next week's WTA 500 in Monterrey confirmed Navarro would compete in their tournament. It means Sinner, who is still in the Cincinnati Open draw and is through to Saturday's semi-final, no longer has a partner.

"GREAT SURPRISE! EMMA NAVARRO #11 in the world joins the main draw of the #AbiertoGNPSeguros 2025 You can't miss it!" organisers of the Abierto GNP Seguros wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Navarro is a former semi-finalist in Monterrey and has a 1-3 record so far in the North American hard-court swing, so it's no surprise that she's keen to get some singles matches in before the rest of the US Open main draw kicks off on August 24.

It's not known whether Sinner can or will attempt to find a new partner to sign up with, but given that he will play his Cincinnati Open semi-final on Saturday, and could advance to the final on Monday, he may opt to rest instead of entering the mixed doubles with someone else.

Sinner and Navarro had never spoken to each other when their names were unveiled on a provisional entry list for the US Open mixed doubles tournament back in June.

Ahead of Wimbledon, days after the list was released, the Italian said: "It was very unexpected, to be honest. I just met her on Friday for the first time. We'd never talked or texted each other."

Sinner and Navarro saw one another on the practice courts in Cincinnati just last week. At the time, Navarro joked that she'd be the world No. 1's hitting partner. He replied: "You're not my hitting partner, I am your hitting partner."

There are fears that other players could follow Navarro and Badosa in pulling out before the US Open mixed doubles gets underway. Several stars, including Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, and Carlos Alcaraz, are already through to the semi-finals in Cincinnati and might not want to deal with the quick turnaround.

Alcaraz is set to join forces with Emma Raducanu. Only 16 teams can enter the mixed event - eight get in based on best combined singles ranking, and the other eight get wildcards. Only six wildcards have been announced to date, Alcaraz and Raducanu were among the recipients.

Meanwhile, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka confirmed she would not enter with a different partner after Grigor Dimitrov pulled out of the US Open. "Well, there is a few guys who are asking, but no, I don't think so," she said, explaining that she wanted to remain loyal to Dimitrov, who has not played since retiring from Wimbledon in tears last month.

On July 28, the US Open confirmed the following teams gained direct entry: Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro; Paula Badosa and Jack Draper; Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud; Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz; Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune; Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev; Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul; Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev.

Six teams got wildcards: Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe; Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic; Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz; Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton; Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka; Sara Errani and Vavassori.

There are still two wildcards to be announced, and the US Open has yet to confirm what will happen to Sinner and Draper now that Navarro and Badosa are out.

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