Emma Raducanu addressed dating rumors with Carlos Alcaraz after their U.S. Open mixed-doubles partnership was announced. Raducanu clarified that their connection is rooted in a genuine friendship that began at Wimbledon 2021.

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu have joined forces for this year’s US Open mixed doubles. Raducanu, during her Eastbourne International campaign, talked about her relationship with the Spaniard.

The theory that the BBC described as “melting tennis social media last week” came about after the U.S. Open announced the mixed doubles pairs — which also includes the all-American pair of old friends Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe and current tennis couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa — on June 17.