OK, sure, maybe it wouldn't be rational to say there's no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just fast-forwarding to the inevitable matchup for the men's championship between Jannik Sinner — assuming he's healthy — and Carlos Alcaraz on Sept.

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Mixed Doubles event with an illness.

Carlos Alcaraz left Emma Raducanu and the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd in a frenzy when he fired a winner around the net post during their US Open mixed doubles match.