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3 hours ago
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Venus Williams earns US Open doubles spot as comeback continues
The post Venus Williams earns US Open doubles spot as comeback continues appeared first on ClutchPoints. There's no stopping Venus Williams. The 45-year-old tennis legend is continuing her comeback stemming from her run at the DC Open. Now she is setting her sights on Flushing Meadows for the US Open. Williams will be competing in mixed doubles as a wild-card pick, per ESPN. She will be partnering with Reilly Opelka of the Czech Republic. The mixed doubles event is scheduled for Aug. 19-20. Out of the 14 teams allotted to compete, six of them were wild cards. The teams will be competing for a $1 million prize. Williams got as far as the second round in doubles in the DC Open. She and her partner, Hailey Baptiste, lost to Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai. Williams also reached the second round in singles, losing to Magdalena Frech 2-6, 2-6. This will mark the first time Williams will compete in mixed doubles at the US Open. She is embarking on her first WTA tour since taking a year off. Venus Williams and her record at the US Open Throughout her career, Williams has excelled at the US Open. In 1997, she made her debut as an unseeded player. In the process, Williams became the only unseeded player to reach the final before losing to Martina Hingis. Three years later, she won her first US Open singles title after defeating Lindsey Davenport. Williams repeated the following year by defeating Davenport in her last US Open singles title. In 2002, she lost to her sister Serena in the semifinals, who subsequently went onto win the singles title. Williams made her doubles debut at Flushing Meadows in 1999. That year, she and Serena defeated the pair of Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud. Ten years later, the Williams sisters won their second US Open doubles title by defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber. In 2017, Venus made it to the semifinals in the singles tournament before losing to Sloane Stephens. Related: Genie Bouchard's Montreal win presses pause on retirement Related: Coco Gauff preps for Canadian Open resurgence after Wimbledon upset
Khaleej Times
20 hours ago
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- Khaleej Times
Venus Williams gets US Open mixed doubles wild card spot
Venus Williams, who made a comeback last week after more than a year's hiatus from competitive tennis, will compete alongside Reilly Opelka in mixed doubles at the US Open. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion who turned 45 last month, and US compatriot Opelka were among 14 teams named on Tuesday to the revamped August 19-20 event by the US Tennis Association. Williams won her opening singles and doubles match at the DC Open last week in her first WTA tournament since last year's Miami Open. She is also set to play as a wild card in next month's Cincinnati Open and could ask for a US Open singles wild card. Those are expected to be announced in about two weeks. The US Open winning mixed doubles team will receive $1 million. Eight teams received direct entry into the field by combined singles rankings, including top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy -- the reigning US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open singles champion -- with American Emma Navarro. Other duos making the field on rankings included Britain's fifth-ranked Jack Draper and Spain's Paula Badosa, Germany's third-ranked Alexander Zverev and Swiss Belinda Bencic, fourth-ranked American Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, Dane Holger Rune and American Amanda Anisimova, 2021 US Open winner Daniil Medvedev and fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva, Americans Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul and Poland's Iga Swiatek and Norway's Casper Ruud. Other wild card entry teams include five-time Grand Slam singles champion and world number two Carlos Alcaraz of Spain with Britain's Emma Raducanu, Americans Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, world women's doubles number one Taylor Townsend and fellow American Ben Shelton, Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori and Serbians Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic -- who has won a record 24 men's Grand Slam singles titles. Two other wild card teams will be announced later.
Business Recorder
21 hours ago
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- Business Recorder
Venus Williams part of star-filled US Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the US Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event. The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild cards. Venus Williams, 45, received a wild-card entry and will play with big-serving American Reilly Opelka. The former World No. 1 in singles, Williams is an accomplished doubles player on the biggest stages. She won two Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles in 1998, as well as three Olympic gold medals and 14 Grand Slam women's doubles events with her younger sister, Serena. Venus played on the WTA Tour last week for the first time since March 2024 at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. After becoming the oldest player to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, she lost in the second round in Washington to Magdalena Frech of Poland. The mixed-doubles competition in New York will feature most of the men and women ranked in the Top 10. The 16 mixed-double pairs will be vying for a $1 million first prize. These top players will not be fitting mixed doubles in with their singles play. Mixed-doubles matches will take place over two days, Aug. 19 and 20, before play in the main draw begins. Receiving direct entries were the following teams: No. 11 Emma Navarro and No. 1 Jannik Sinner; Belinda Bencic and No. 3 Alexander Zverev; No. 12 Elena Rybakina and No. 4 Taylor Fritz; No. 10 Paula Badosa and No. 5 Jack Draper; No. 7 Amanda Anisimova and No. 9 Holger Rune; No. 3 Iga Swiatek and No. 13 Casper Ruud; No. 4 Jessica Pegula and No. 15 Tommy Paul; and No. 5 Mirra Andreeva and No. 14 Daniil Medvedev. The other wild-card entrants are Emma Raducanu and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz; Olga Danilovic and No. 6 Novak Djokovic; Taylor Townsend and No. 7 Ben Shelton; No. 8 Madison Keys and No. 12 Frances Tiafoe; and the reigning U.S. Open mixed-doubles champions, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
Time of India
21 hours ago
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- Time of India
US Open 2025: Venus Williams gets US Open mixed doubles wild card spot
Venus Williams returned to competition after a lengthy period at the tournament in Washington. (AP) Venus Williams , who made a comeback last week after more than a year's hiatus from competitive tennis, will compete alongside Reilly Opelka in mixed doubles at the US Open. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion who turned 45 last month, and US compatriot Opelka were among 14 teams named on Tuesday to the revamped August 19-20 event by the US Tennis Association. Williams won her opening singles and doubles match at the DC Open last week in her first WTA tournament since last year's Miami Open. She is also set to play as a wild card in next month's Cincinnati Open and could ask for a US Open singles wild card. Those are expected to be announced in about two weeks. The US Open winning mixed doubles team will receive $1 million. Eight teams received direct entry into the field by combined singles rankings, including top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy -- the reigning US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open singles champion -- with American Emma Navarro. Other duos making the field on rankings included Britain's fifth-ranked Jack Draper and Spain's Paula Badosa, Germany's third-ranked Alexander Zverev and Swiss Belinda Bencic, fourth-ranked American Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, Dane Holger Rune and American Amanda Anisimova, 2021 US Open winner Daniil Medvedev and fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva, Americans Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul and Poland's Iga Swiatek and Norway's Casper Ruud. Other wild card entry teams include five-time Grand Slam singles champion and world number two Carlos Alcaraz of Spain with Britain's Emma Raducanu, Americans Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, world women's doubles number one Taylor Townsend and fellow American Ben Shelton, Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori and Serbians Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic -- who has won a record 24 men's Grand Slam singles titles. Two other wild card teams will be announced later. US Open mixed doubles direct entries Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner Paula Badosa and Jack Draper Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev US Open mixed doubles wild cards Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Times of Oman
a day ago
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- Times of Oman
Venus Williams earns wild-card entry for mixed doubles event in US Open
New York: Venus Williams is set to compete at the US Open, which is scheduled to take place next month. She will enter the mixed doubles event with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry. The 45-year-old returned to the tennis tour last week, after spending 16 months away from the sport. The seven-time Grand Slam champion and her partner, Opelka, were among the 14 teams announced on Tuesday by the US Tennis Association for its mixed doubles event. A total of 16 pairs will compete for the top prize. Eight teams received a direct entry, while six teams got wild cards to the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. The final two wild cards will be announced at a later date. The pairs who received a direct entry included those who had the highest combined current singles rankings. Last week, the four-time Olympic champion, who hadn't featured in a tournament since the Miami Open in March 2024, secured a victory in one match each in the singles and doubles events at the DC Open. The eight duos with direct entry consist of Emma Navarro (No. 11) and Jannik Sinner (No. 1); Paula Badosa (No. 10) and Jack Draper (No. 5); Iga Swiatek (No. 3) and Casper Ruud (No. 13); Elena Rybakina (No. 12) and Taylor Fritz (No. 4); Amanda Anisimova (No. 7) and Holger Rune (No. 9); Belinda Bencic (No. 20) and Alexander Zverev (No. 3); Jessica Pegula (No. 4) and Tommy Paul (No. 15); Mirra Andreeva (No. 5) and Daniil Medvedev (No. 14). Apart from the pair of Williams-Opelka, the wild-card entrants include Emma Raducanu (No. 33) and Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2); Madison Keys (No. 8) and Frances Tiafoe (No. 12); Olga Danilovic (No. 40) and Novak Djokovic (No. 6); Taylor Townsend (No. 75) and Ben Shelton (No. 7); and Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, US Open 2024 mixed doubles champions.
