Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz add star power to US Open mixed doubles

Four years after she retired from tennis, Serena Williams was playing again at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, back on the hardcourt turf where she once dominated rivals en route to six U.S. Open singles titles.

Williams and Alcaraz will face Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool on Tuesday in the first round of the championship, which will be Williams’ first match at the US Open since 2022.

The result means Bencic and Cobolli will advance to Wednesday's finale of the unorthodox competition, when the semi-finals and finals will be played back-to-back.

Siniakova, Patten will face France's Gael Monfils & Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals