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Associated Press
Jul 29, 2025, 11:28 AM ET
NEW YORK -- Venus Williams' comeback is headed to the US Open adjacent month, erstwhile she volition participate the redesigned mixed doubles tourney with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry.
Williams, 45, who returned to the tennis tour past week aft much than a twelvemonth away, and Opelka were among the 14 teams announced Tuesday by the U.S. Tennis Association for its mixed doubles lawsuit Aug. 19-20.
Eight of the pairings received nonstop introduction into the tract based connected having the highest combined existent singles rankings, and six were fixed chaotic cards by the USTA.
The players with spots successful the bracket see 9 who person won astatine slightest 1 Grand Slam singles rubric and 14 who are ranked successful the WTA oregon ATP apical 10 for singles.
The 8 duos with nonstop introduction are No. 11 Emma Navarro and No. 1 Jannik Sinner; No. 10 Paula Badosa and No. 5 Jack Draper; No. 3 Iga Swiatek and No. 13 Casper Ruud; No. 12 Elena Rybakina and No. 4 Taylor Fritz; No. 7 Amanda Anisimova and No. 9 Holger Rune; Belinda Bencic and No. 3 Alexander Zverev; No. 4 Jessica Pegula and No. 15 Tommy Paul; No. 5 Mirra Andreeva and No. 14 Daniil Medvedev.
Badosa primitively had sought a spot successful the tract with Stefanos Tsitsipas, portion Draper initially was going to play alongside Zheng Qinwen.
In summation to Williams-Opelka, the wild-card entrants are Emma Raducanu and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz; No. 8 Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe; Olga Danilovic and No. 6 Novak Djokovic; Taylor Townsend and No. 7 Ben Shelton; and past year's US Open mixed doubles champions, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
A full of 16 duos volition beryllium competing for the $1 cardinal apical prize; the past 2 wild-card pairs volition beryllium known astatine a aboriginal date.
It is inactive imaginable that Williams volition inquire for, and receive, a wild-card introduction for singles. Those are expected to beryllium announced by the USTA the week of Aug. 11.
She won 1 lucifer each successful singles and doubles at the D.C. Open successful Washington past week aft not competing anyplace since the Miami Open successful March 2024. She was besides awarded a wild-card introduction past week for next month's Cincinnati Open.
Williams owns 7 Grand Slam titles successful singles, 14 successful women's doubles -- each won with her younger sister Serena -- and 2 successful mixed doubles.
