Serena and Venus Williams to reunite for doubles tennis tandem at Cincinnati Open as sisters eye another comeback

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The Williams sisters are back on track to playing doubles tennis ahead of the U.S. Open.

Serena and Venus Williams are set to take part in the Cincinnati Open, which begins next week.

Organizers announced Monday they had received a wild-card entry into the doubles field.


Serena Williams hugs Venus Williams after their doubles match at the US Open.
Serena Williams hugs her sister Venus Williams after they lost in straight sets to Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova during their doubles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Larry Marano

They last played a doubles match together at the 2022 U.S. Open.

It is their first time teaming up in the hard-court tune-up tournament in Mason, Ohio.

The Williams sisters received a wild-card entry to play doubles at Wimbledon, but an injury to Serena prevented that from happening.


Serena Williams and Venus Williams confer during their US Open women's doubles first round match.
Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams confer during their US Open women’s doubles first round match against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Thursday, September 1, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

They have won 14 major titles and three Olympic gold medals in doubles play.

Venus Williams, 46, is set to play mixed doubles at the U.S. Open later this month in New York alongside Alexander Bublik.

She and her younger sister playing at Cincinnati is the latest step in Serena’s comeback at age 44 after losing at Wimbledon in her first singles match in nearly four years.

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