QUEENS, N.Y. — Four years after a pseudo-retirement, Serena Williams is back in the U.S. Open for a shot at redemption. And this time, she’s teaming up with her older sister Venus.
\n\nThe Williams sisters received a wild card Wednesday and will play doubles together next week, the United States Tennis Association announced.
\n\nThis will mark the 10th time the pair have played alongside one another in the U.S. Open, a doubles event they have won twice in 1999 and 2009, respectively. The duo has captured 14 major titles together.
\n\nThe news of their return comes less than a day after Serena Williams, 44, teamed up with 23-year-old phenom Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic mixed doubles run Tuesday. Both returning from injury, Williams and Alcaraz — who boasts seven Grand Slam singles titles — wooed fans with dazzling rallies and impassioned gameplay in an opening round win before getting knocked out in the quarterfinals by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.
\n\nFollowing the loss, Williams told NBC News she was just happy to be back on the court.
\n\n“It felt great,” she said. “I haven’t played a ton of tennis, but it still felt good to kind of get back out…
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