NEW YORK – Venus Williams’ comeback heads for the US Open subsequent month. She is going to participate in a redesigned combined double stomping with Reilly Opelka through wildcard entries.
Williams, 45, returned to the tennis tour final week greater than a yr later, with Opelca being considered one of 14 of 14 groups introduced by the American Tennis Affiliation on Tuesday.
Eight pairings entered the sector instantly primarily based on the best present single rankings, with six being given wildcards by USTA.
Gamers with spots within the bracket embrace 9 gamers who’ve received at the least one Grand Slam single title and 14 gamers who’re ranked within the WTA or ATP high 10 for singles.
The eight duoes with direct entry are Emma Navarro, No. 11 and Janik Thinner, No. 1. 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 Bensick and quantity 3 Alexander Zverev. No. 4 Jessica Pegula and No. 15 Tommy Paul. No. 5 Mirra Andreeva and No. 14 Daniil Medvedev.
Badosa initially appeared for a spot on the sector alongside Stefanos Zitzpas, however Draper was initially about to play with Zheng Qinwen.
Along with Williams Opelka, the wildcard contributors are Emma Raducanu and the second Carlos Alcaraz. No. 8 Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe; Olga Danilovic and No. 6 No. 6 No. 1 Djokovic. Taylor Townsend and quantity 7 Ben Shelton. And final yr’s US open-mix doubles champions Saraerani and Andrea Vavassori.
A complete of 16 duos will win the highest prize of $1 million. The final two wildcard pairs will likely be recognized at a later date.
It’s nonetheless potential for Williams to request and obtain a wildcard entry for a single. These will likely be introduced by the USTA within the week of August eleventh.
She received one match in singles and doubles every at Washington’s DC Open final week after not competing wherever because the Miami Open in March 2024.
Williams owns seven Grand Slam titles in singles. 14 was feminine doubles, all received together with her sister Serena, and the 2 received in combined doubles.
