A widely rumored secret is confirmed: Alcaraz and Serena Williams will team up in mixed doubles at the 2026 US Open
The organization of the last Grand Slam of the season has officially announced the pairing of the Spanish and the American for the mixed doubles tournament.
It can now be said officially: Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams will team up for mixed doubles at the US Open 2026. After encrypted messages, rumors, and above all, the physical condition of both players, the Spanish and the American confirm their participation in the exhibition tournament that will feature a star-studded lineup.
In this way, Alcaraz and Williams join a list of pairs that includes Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek, and Félix Auger-Aliassime alongside Alexandra Eala, among others. Other invited pairs are: Taylor Fritz - Jessica Pegula, Tommy Paul - Emma Navarro, Jakub Mensik - Karolina Muchova.
Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams will be the star pair of the tournament, along with the team formed by Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka
This new mixed doubles format that the New York Grand Slam introduced last year was a great success and repeats the same recipe this year. Matches to four games, 16 pairs, of which six will qualify directly based on the individual rankings of their members, eight will receive invitations, and the remaining two will come through a qualifying process. The action will take place on August 25 and 26.
The main doubt for the formation of the pair between Alcaraz and Serena Williams was regarding the Spanish player's wrist. Injured since last April, his presence at the US Open was uncertain until two days ago when he confirmed his participation in the last Grand Slam of the season. In fact, this mixed doubles tournament will be his first 'official' tournament since his injury on April 14 at the Conde de Godó in Barcelona.
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Meanwhile, Serena Williams' physical condition was also in question following her injury upon returning to the main draw at Wimbledon, which forced her to withdraw from competing in women's doubles alongside her sister Venus at the same London tournament.
Last October, when Serena Williams received the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in Oviedo, she declared herself a “big fan” of Carlos Alcaraz: “When he plays, I call him and say: 'Great job, I was cheering for you!’. In fact, she considered that Alcaraz could match or exceed the records of Novak Djokovic (24), Rafa Nadal (22), and Roger Federer (20), as records are “there to be broken.”
Thus, the most media-savvy couple of the tournament is confirmed, alongside Djokovic and Sabalenka. Together they have 30 Grand Slams (23 from Serena and 7 from Alcaraz) and both attract thousands of fans worldwide. Now, the tennis world eagerly awaits the appearance of the two tennis stars.
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