Coco Gauff on Serena Williams’ return to tennis
Coco Gauff shares how her self-proclaimed hero, Serena Williams, is an inspiration for all tennis players and women regarding her return to tennis.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship, the United States Tennis Association announced Saturday, Aug. 22.
Alcaraz and Williams are part of the last three wild cards for the tournament, which starts Aug. 25, with qualifying beginning the day before. Karolina Muchova, Jakub Mensik, Emma Navarro, and Tommy Paul are the other wild card recipients in the main draw. The teams of Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev and Peyton Stearns and Christian Harrison are wild card entries into the eight-team qualifying draw.
Williams, 44, last played at Flushing Meadows in 2022 and has won six U.S. Open singles and one US Open mixed doubles title in 1998 with Max Mirnyi.
Alcaraz returns to competitive tennis after a five-month absence because of a wrist injury. The seven-time Grand Slam champion announced this week that he will also compete in the singles tournament, which starts Aug. 30.
Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz will also be in the main draw, having re-paired as a team and earned direct entry based on their combined singles ranking.
US Open mixed doubles
Direct entrants
- Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic
- Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz
- Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
- Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli
- Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien
- Diana Shnaider and TBA
Wild cards
- Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
- Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe
- Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev
- Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils
- Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz
- Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova
- Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul
QUALIFYING
Direct entrants
- Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten
- Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliövaara
- Luisa Stefani and Neal Skupski
- Aleksandra Krunic and Mate Pavic
- Kristina Mladenovic and Marcelo Arevalo
- Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool
Wild cards
- Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev
- Peyton Stearns and Christian Harrison