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  "id": 2595958,
  "title": "Serena Williams and Alcaraz unite in US Open mixed doubles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/serena-williams-and-alcaraz-unite-in-us-open-mixed-doubles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T14:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/serena-williams-alcaraz-unite-us-145523709.html"
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  "summary": "Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are set to compete in the US Open mixed doubles tournament, marking Williams' return to the US Open for the first time since 2022. The pair, announced as wildcard entrants, join other teams such as Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik, and Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul. Williams, a six-time US Open singles champion, previously won the 1998 US Open mixed doubles title with Max Mirnyi. The mixed doubles tournament is scheduled to commence on Tuesday and conclude on Wednesday at the National Tennis Center, with the regular US Open set to begin on August 30.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Serena Williams and Alcaraz unite in US Open mixed doubles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/serena-williams-and-alcaraz-unite-in-us-open-mixed-doubles-2602439",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:30:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Serena Williams and Alcaraz unite in US Open mixed doubles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/serena-williams-and-alcaraz-unite-in-us-open-mixed-doubles-2601745",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:53:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}