Serena and Venus Williams have reunited for the upcoming U.S. Open tournament. They secured a wild card entry into the doubles event, a category they have triumphed in twice previously. Serena recently made her return to competitive tennis after a hiatus of four years, with plans to compete alongside Venus at Wimbledon, which were thwarted due to Serena’s knee injury during a singles match. Despite a setback at the Cincinnati Open, where they exited in the initial round, the Williams sisters boast an impressive track record at the U.S. Open, having clinched doubles titles in 1999 and 2009, with a 27-7 win-loss ratio across their nine participations. Their last appearance at the event in 2022 culminated in an unexpected early exit, presumed to be Serena’s final outing at Flushing Meadows.
During the ongoing U.S. Open, Serena, aged 44, teamed up with Carlos Alcaraz for mixed doubles, securing a victory before bowing out in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Venus, aged 46, has entered the women’s singles competition. The sibling duo has a storied history of success, having amassed 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2008, and 2012. They shared the top spot in women’s doubles rankings for a span of eight weeks.
While Serena chose not to participate in the singles category at this year’s U.S. Open, where she has previously clinched six out of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles, she felt fit enough to accept wild card entries for both doubles events. The sisters’ journey to dominance as a doubles team commenced with their first U.S. Open doubles victory coinciding with Serena’s initial singles triumph at the same event, culminating in a decade of unparalleled success. They continued their winning streak by claiming titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2009, followed by another U.S. Open victory later that season. The subsequent year saw them triumph in Australia once more, adding the French Open title to their collection and solidifying their status as holders of all four major Grand Slam trophies at that time.
The commencement of the women’s doubles tournament is scheduled for September 3rd.