Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori weren't even sure they would get to defend their US Open mixed doubles title. Organizers revamped the tournament because they wanted singles superstars, not doubles specialists.

This wasn’t just a victory for Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. Their US Open mixed doubles title also felt like a victory for all doubles tennis players.

Follow scores and live text updates from the US Open mixed doubles as Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula take on Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals.

Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event -- played for the first time in the week before the main tournament -- as the top seeds and eased through to the last four on Tuesday, with a run which included beating Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.

Some of the biggest stars in men's and women's tennis will take the court together at the US Open for a reimagined mixed doubles competition.

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in an exciting match tiebreak to successfully defend their U.S. Open mixed doubles title, claiming the $1 million prize Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens,