Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz Team Up for U.S. Open Mixed Doubles

Serena Williams returns to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2022, stepping back onto the grand stage not alone but alongside Carlos Alcaraz, the sport's reigning force, as the two accept wild card invitations into mixed doubles at the U.S. Open. Her return is less a declaration than a question — one the sport and its fans are watching her answer in real time, while Alcaraz, freshly recovered from injury and already the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, seeks to defend the very title that defines his ascendancy.