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Williams sisters given US Open doubles wildcard

Venus and Serena Williams will play doubles together at the US Open in their first Grand Slam outing as a pairing for four years.

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Williams sisters given US Open doubles wildcard

Venus and Serena Williams, the renowned American tennis duo, have been awarded wildcard entries for the US Open doubles tournament. This marks their first Grand Slam doubles appearance together in four years, following their last joint outing at the 2022 US Open. The last time these two stars teamed up at a Grand Slam was in 2022, which was Serena's final tournament before she shifted her focus away from tennis.

Serena made her comeback to doubles at Queen's in June, and subsequently received a final wildcard for Wimbledon's women's singles, though she had to withdraw due to a knee injury. Venus, on the other hand, has been participating sporadically in singles and doubles events on the WTA Tour in recent years. The sisters reunited at the Cincinnati Open in August but lost the match.

Serena competed in the US Open's mixed doubles event with Carlos Alcaraz earlier in the week, advancing to the quarter-finals with a win but ultimately falling short. Venus has also been granted a wildcard for the singles event, which commences on Sunday, 30 August. This will be only their third Grand Slam doubles appearance together since their last win at Wimbledon in 2016, with their previous matches being at the 2018 French Open and the 2019 US Open.

The Williams sisters have a combined total of 14 major doubles titles to their name, with their most recent doubles victory at Wimbledon in 2016. The pair are set to begin their tournament on either Thursday, 3 September or Friday, 4 September.

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