Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz To Team Up At U.S. Open

BusinessSportsMoneySerena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz To Team Up At U.S. OpenByAdam Zagoria,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insiderFollow AuthorAug 22, 2026, 03:03pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Serena Williams of United States prepares to serve against Maya Joint of Australia during their Ladies' Singles first round match on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)Getty ImagesSerena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are teaming up next week at the U.S. Open.'The star-studded duo will play in the Mixed Doubles event running Tuesday-Wednesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.Williams, 44, is also mulling a return in singles and could take the final Wild Card in the women’s draw. Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, including six at the U.S. Open. She last played at the Open in 2022, losing a third-round singles match to Ajla Tomljanović 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1. At the time, she said she was “evolving away from tennis” to focus on her family.Her older sister, Venus, was already granted a Wild Card into this year’s singles draw. It remains unclear if the sisters will also play doubles together at the Open.Serena made her return to the singles court at Wimbledon after nearly four years off, losing in the first round to Australia’s Maya Joint 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 in the first round.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their Men's Semifinal match on Day Thirteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Im...