Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula wear dejected expressions after their loss to Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament at Arthur

Draper and American Jessica Pegula went into the event -- played for the first time in the week before the main tournament -- as the top seeds and eased through to the last four on Tuesday, with a run which included beating Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.

Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula have gone through quite a journey in the past two days, featuring together at the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. Originally, the Brit was paired with Qinwen Zheng and even Paula Badosa before both had to withdraw due to injury,