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

The 23-time Grand Slam champion will not be playing singles, but could team up with her older sister Venus for doubles.Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026Serena 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 Will...