Serena Williams will make her highly anticipated return to the US Open, partnering with defending men’s singles champion Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed doubles event. Tournament organizers announced this development on Saturday. This marks the 44-year-old American tennis icon’s first competitive appearance at the US Open since 2022, adding significant excitement to this year’s tournament at Flushing Meadows.
Open since 2022. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion returned to tennis this summer. The US Tennis Association announced Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz had been given a wild card into the tournament.
She has not said yet if she will play singles in New York, though the USTA is still holding one women’s wild card if she wants to compete. The mixed doubles main draw begins Tuesday. It will be Williams’ first time playing at the U.S. Williams played singles at Wimbledon and played doubles with older sister Venus at the Cincinnati Open.
Earlier reporting noted: Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair in her return to the US Open.
