The thought of the top men’s and women’s singles players teaming up is one that has often intrigued tennis fans around the world.

Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani beat Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the new US Open mixed doubles final on Wednesday night.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their US Open mixed doubles title Wednesday night, keeping a traditional team on top of a revamped event filled with singles stars.

Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori complete their "mission" by beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the revamped US Open mixed event.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their US Open mixed doubles title on Wednesday, beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 in the final of a new-look competition that kicked off action at the last Grand Slam of the year.

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With the revamped US Open mixed doubles starting on Tuesday, BBC Sport looks at the positives and negatives of the controversial change.

The new event wanted to use singles stars to put mixed doubles on a pedestal. Two masters of the discipline have stolen the show.

Grand Slam singles champions will be playing for a little extra money and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.S. Open’s overhauled mixed doubles tournament.

The 14 confirmed teams – eight receiving direct entry via combined singles ranking, and six receiving wild cards – feature some of today’s biggest stars, legends of the game, current or former singles and doubles world No. 1s and Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles champions.

They beat Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to claim the US$1 million top prize. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.