Aryna Sabalenka makes admission about Novak Djokovic US Open partnership

Women’s world number one tennis player, Aryna Sabalenda has joked that Novak Djokovic was “begging” her to play doubles with him as she commented on the pair’s US Open appearance as doubles partners.

The Belarusian, Sabalenka will join forces with the former world number one and twenty four time Glam Slam champion, Djokovic in the mixed doubles event at the US open 2026.

Since the 2025 edition, the mixed doubles event at the US open has taken a huge shift as a number of singles started registering themselves to play mixed doubles. The 2026 edition of the last Grand Slam of the year will host the mixed doubles matches starting from Monday, 24th August and it will conclude on Wednesday 26th August, before the main draw singles matches being on Sunday, August 30th.

The 28-year-old, Sabalenka who is currently playing at the Cincinnati Open, after securing her second round match win, during her on-court interview, mentioned that she will team up with Djokovic at the Flushing Meadows. She said, “well, you know he was begging me to play with him, and I said you know what of course, legend, I will help you out. And let’s try to have fun and go for the title. We are playing together at the US open. It is going to be so much fun. I am super excited.”

She further added, “Playing with Novak is always fun. And mixed doubles, I played it once in my life, I mean on the Grand Slam. And we are going full. You know, we are chasing the only title. That’s our goal, I believe. So, it's going to be fun and intense, I believe.” The four-time Grand Slam winner, Sabalenka also looked ahead to the main draw singles matches at the US Open where she will be the defending champion.

Apart from Aryana Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic, here are other popular and top ranked singles players who will play mixed doubles matches at the US Open 2026.

• Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper
• Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz
• Casper Rudd and Iga Swiatek
• Alexandra Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori
• Belndia Bencic and Flavio Cobolli
• Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev
• Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien
• Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev