Serena Williams

Fellow players back ‘special’ Alcaraz to shine on US Open singles return

Carlos Alcaraz’s fellow professionals are confident the defending champion will need little time to find his feet.

From Serena double to US Open debut, 17-year-old Frodin gets her own stage

Sabalenka chases US Open three-peat amid downturn in form

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 25, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her mixed doubles round of 16 match with Serbia's Novak Djokovic against Britain's Henry Patten and Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Serena, Venus Williams receive US Open doubles wildcard

Serena Williams (left) and Venus Williams have received a women’s doubles wildcard entry at the US Open, tournament organisers said on Aug 26.

Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz exit US Open mixed doubles, Gael Monfils, Elina Svitolina advance

Carlos Alcaraz (right) during his US Open mixed-doubles quarter-final match with Serena Williams.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 26, 2026

CIA director John Ratcliffe (right) with US President Donald Trump. Ratcliffe’s reported Moscow visit comes as US-brokered talks aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have stalled.

Williams, Alcaraz advance in US Open mixed doubles, Djokovic, Sabalenka stunned

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams of the US celebrate winning their mixed doubles match against Britain’s Lloyd Glasspool and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe on Aug 25.

Roger Federer playing Flushing Meadows exhibition in a long-overdue US Open send-off

Roger Federer getting back in the swing of things at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Aug 24, ahead of his Aug 25 exhibition match. “I haven’t played a single set in – I don’t know – maybe five years,” he told reporters.

Sporting Life

Carlos Alcaraz can’t win the US Open. But who really knows?

Tennis’ most joyous player, Carlos Alcaraz, is back playing Grand Slams.

Serena Williams teams up with Carlos Alcaraz in US Open mixed doubles

It will be Serena Williams’ first competitive appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2022.

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