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08/25 08:09 CDT Serena Williams is back at the US Open, playing mixed doubles
with Carlos Alcaraz
Serena Williams is back at the US Open, playing mixed doubles with Carlos
Alcaraz
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Serena Williams is back at the U.S. Open for her first match
at the Grand Slam tournament since 2022, playing mixed doubles alongside
defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Williams and Alcaraz are facing one half of the reigning women's doubles
champions, Erin Routliffe, and Lloyd Glasspool in the first round later
Tuesday. They are one of the star-studded duos in the second year of the
new-looked mixed doubles event, with Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic also
participating together.
Returning to tennis earlier this year at 44, Williams is not planning to play
singles at the U.S. Open. Nevertheless, she and Alcaraz have an opportunity to
add another title at Flushing Meadows to their respective resumes.
Williams has 10 U.S. Open championships: six in women's singles, two in women's
doubles with sister Venus and one in mixed doubles --- with Max Mirnyi in 1998.
Alcaraz has won the men's singles tournament twice, including four years ago
when Serena initially stepped away from the sport.
Following the first round and quarterfinals Tuesday, the mixed doubles
semifinals and final are Wednesday night, with the winners getting a $1 million
prize.
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