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mixed doubles
noun
- (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
mixed doubles
plural noun
- tennis a doubles game with a man and a woman as partners on each side
Example Sentences
He also won 10 Grand Slam men's doubles titles and seven mixed doubles.
The US Open has received strong criticism following its decision to hold its mixed doubles competition as a standalone event before the start of the Slam from 2025.
Organisers said it hoped the move would encourage top singles players to participate in the mixed doubles, which will be held over two days in the week leading up to the start of the main draw in New York.
The US Open mixed doubles will be held on 19-20 August, before the hard-court Slam - which from this year is expanding to a 15-day event - begins on Sunday, 24 August.
The US Open organisers said the change would allow "the sport's biggest stars" to participate in mixed doubles and claimed "excitement is high among the game's stars who have already expressed intent to compete" in the new format.
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