Williams Sisters Reunion: Serena And Venus Will Play Doubles Together At Cincinnati Open

The Williams sisters are backmost connected way for their doubles reunion.

Serena and Venus Williams were awarded a wild-card introduction for nan doubles tourney astatine nan Cincinnati Open, organizers announced Monday. Venus was besides awarded a wild-card introduction for nan women’s singles competition. The arena will return spot Aug. 8-23, pinch matches kicking disconnected connected Aug. 11.

This will people nan first clip nan iconic duo will beryllium connected nan tribunal together since nan 2022 U.S. Open. The Williams sisters were antecedently group to play doubles together astatine Wimbledon past month, but had to withdraw aft Serena injured her knee during nan singles competition. The nonaccomplishment to Maya Joint marked nan younger Williams’ first singles match successful almost 4 years.

The Williams sisters person won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and 3 Olympic golden medals together. Fans person been anticipating their doubles reunion since Serena announced her return to competitory tennis successful June.

The 44-year-old’s first arena back was nan doubles tourney astatine nan HSBC Queen’s Club Championships successful London earlier this summer, wherever she teamed up pinch Canadian Victoria Mboko. They won their first match, but had to exit aft Mboko suffered a knee injury. Williams past collaborated pinch Czech prima Karolína Muchová for nan WTA 500 Berlin Open. They were eliminated successful nan first round.

Venus, meanwhile, is competing successful her grounds 33rd consecutive WTA season astatine property 46. She has antecedently reached nan semifinals and quarterfinals astatine nan Cincinnati Open successful 2012 and 2019, respectively, and she holds a 12-10 wide grounds astatine nan event.

This is nan first clip nan Williams sisters will compete astatine nan Cincinnati Open together arsenic a team. The arena is considered a premier warm-up tourney up of nan U.S. Open, wherever Venus is group to play mixed doubles pinch Alexander Bublik. Serena has not yet said whether she plans to play nan last Grand Slam of nan year, which she has won six times successful her singles career. The U.S. Open will beryllium held from Aug. 23 to Sept. 13 successful New York.