US Open Mixed Doubles Championship: Who's playing and what's the format?

The second year of the reimagined Mixed Doubles Championship will be played Monday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 26; watch the tournament live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will headline an all-star field confirmed to compete in the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship - live on Sky Sports.

Rising women's star Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime, spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, and two-time defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have been given wild cards into the star-studded event held at Flushing Meadows.

Topping the field is the team of Sabalenka and 24-time men's Grand Slam singles champion Djokovic, who have the lowest combined singles ranking of any team that entered.

Also qualifying directly, in order of their rankings: Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud - the runners-up last year - Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, and Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien.

The second year of the reimagined Championship will be played Monday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 26.

Direct Entrants (6) Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz Diana Shnaider and Daniil Medvedev Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien

Wild Cards (8) Alexandra Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori Three to be announced

Direct Entrants* (6) Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliovaara Luisa Stefani and Neal Skupski Aleksandra Krunic and Mate Pavic Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool

Wild Cards (2) Two to be announced *Direct entry into qualifying was based on best combined singles or doubles ranking.

Monday, August Qualifying (Eight teams competing for two entries) Grandstand - 4pm BST start

Tuesday, August 25 - First round and quarter-finals Louis Armstrong Stadium - 3pm start Arthur Ashe Stadium - 4pm start

Wednesday, August 26 - semi-finals and final Arthur Ashe Stadium - midnight start

Qualifying through the semi-finals: Best-of-three-set matches with sets to four games; no-ad scoring (tiebreak at 4-4); 10-point tie-break in lieu of third set