The much-hyped pairing of Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu was bounced in the first round of the new U.S. Open mixed doubles event on Tuesday.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz’s all-star partnership was brought to a premature end as they were beaten in the first round of the revamped US Open mixed doubles.

Emma Raducanu’s mixed doubles adventure concluded after 50 minutes at the US Open, as she and Carlos Alcaraz were defeated by Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper at Flushing Meadows. In their first appearance as a much-hyped duo Raducanu and Alcaraz rarely troubled the competition’s top seeds,