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

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Serena Williams will compete in the US Open mixed doubles, partnering with Carlos Alcaraz. The USTA granted them a wild card into the tournament, which begins Tuesday. This marks Williams's return to the US Open for the first time since 2022, though she will not be playing singles. Alcaraz, who is defending his singles title, expressed excitement about the partnership. While Williams is not playing singles, she and her sister Venus could still team up for women's doubles. Williams previously won a US Open mixed doubles title in 1998.

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Serena Williams won a mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1998 with Max Mirnyi.

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The mixed doubles winning team will share $1 million.

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Carlos Alcaraz will defend his US Open singles title.

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Williams will not be playing singles at the US Open.

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Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz in mixed doubles at the US Open.

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The 23-time Grand Slam champion will not be playing singles, but could team up with her older sister Venus for doubles.Serena Williams will team up with Carlos Alcaraz to create a powerhouse mixed doubles pair on her return to the US Open.The US Tennis Association announced on Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz had been given a wild card into the tournament. The mixed doubles main draw begins on Tuesday, with the winning team sharing $1 million.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisislist 2 of 4Arsenal rout Coventry 3-0 to begin Premier League title defence in stylelist 3 of 4Arsenal sign Konsa from Villa as Premier League holders bolster defencelist 4 of 4What to know about the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Trump’s capital car raceend of listIt will be Williams’s first time playing at the US Open since 2022. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion returned to tennis this summer.“Let’s gooooo!” Alcaraz posted on X, with a fire emoji and tagging Williams.Williams is not planning to play singles in New York. The USTA had been holding one women’s wild card, presumably in case Williams wanted it. However, the tournament announced on Saturday that it had been given to American Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion.Williams played singles at Wimbledon but sustained a knee injury in her first-round loss. She played doubles with older sister Venus at the Cincinnati Open, and they could still opt to play together at the US Open.Alcaraz announced this week he would return to defend his US Open singles title after being sidelined since April with a right wrist injury.Serena Williams won a mixed doubles title at the US Open even before winning any of her six singles titles there. She teamed for the 1998 championship with Max Mirnyi, who now works with top-ranked woman Aryna Sabalenka.The mixed doubles tournament is far different now, as the USTA revamped it last year to make it a two-day, 16-team event it hoped would draw top singles players.

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