Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz Team up for Blockbuster U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Team
The USTA added the star pairing to a revamped 16-team field that will award $1 million to the champions.
- On Saturday, the United States Tennis Association announced that Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz received a wild card into the 2026 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship at Flushing Meadows.
- Williams returns to the US Open for the first time since 2022, while Alcaraz resumes action following an April wrist injury. The USTA revamped the mixed doubles tournament last year into a 16-team event to attract top singles players.
- The mixed doubles main draw begins on Tuesday, with the winning team sharing $1 million. The competition features pairings including Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic, alongside Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz.
- Additional wild cards were granted to Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul, Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik, and defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. The USTA adjusted the field following several player withdrawals.
- Competition for the mixed doubles title runs from August 24 to 26, while the remaining two spots will be determined through a qualifying tournament on Monday. Williams is not planning to play singles in New York.
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Serena and Alcaraz form dream team for US Open mixed doubles
Serena Williams will make her competitive return to the U.S. Open alongside defending men’s singles champion Carlos Alcaraz after the pair received a wildcard for the mixed doubles event, tournament organisers said on Saturday. It will be Williams’ first competitive appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2022. The American, a 23-times Grand Slam singles champion and […]
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz team up for blockbuster U.S. Open mixed doubles team
The U.S. Tennis Association confirmed that 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz have received a wild-card entry into the mixed doubles draw at the upcoming U.S. Open. The marquee pairing brings together two iconic generations of tennis stars for the tournament’s main draw at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Celebrating the news on social media platform X, Alcaraz shared his excitemen…
In even numbers: 21 years age difference and a total of 30 Grand Slam victories.
After the Grand Slam, the Murciano will play five ATP tournaments, an exhibition and the Davis Cup option as a finale from September to November. More information: Carlos Alcaraz will form a duo with Serena Williams in the star pair of the US Open mixed doubles box.
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