Aryna Sabalenka has confirmed that she will not be playing mixed doubles at the US Open next month as she is staying ‘loyal’ to Grigor Dimitrov. The women’s world No. 1 was set to join forces with the Bulgarian but has been forced to abandon those plans as he is currently sidelined through injury.

Sabalenka, the reigning women's singles champion at Flushing Meadows, was set to team up with the Bulgarian player, but those plans have been scrapped. She had previously won the women's doubles title in 2019 alongside Elise Mertens and seemed poised to aim for a third victory at the competition.