Serena Williams teams up with Carlos Alcaraz in US Open mixed doubles
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It will be Serena Williams’ first competitive appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2022.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Serena Williams will make her competitive return to the US Open alongside defending men’s singles champion Carlos Alcaraz after the pair received a wildcard for the mixed doubles event, tournament organisers said on Aug 22.
It will be Williams’ first competitive appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2022.
The American, a 23-times Grand Slam singles champion and six-times US Open winner, also captured the mixed doubles title in New York in 1998 with Max Mirnyi.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka will partner Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, while Jessica Pegula will team up with fellow American Taylor Fritz in the mixed doubles competition.
Williams returned to doubles action in August alongside her sister Venus at the Cincinnati Open, but the pair lost in the opening round in their first tournament together since 2022.
The 44-year-old Serena announced her return to competitive tennis in June after a four-year absence. REUTERS
