Serena and Venus Williams have accepted a wild card into the women's doubles, their first Grand Slam appearance as a pair since 2022.
Venus, now 46, also received a singles wild card and drew Sofia Kenin in the first round — a scheduling gift for the tournament and a genuine test for a player whose recent match count is measured in single figures.
Neither is here to alter the shape of the draw. The doubles entry is the kind of thing a home slam can offer that no other event can, and the ticketing queues on the outside courts will reflect it.
Summarised by TennisArena from reporting by Business Standard — https://www.business-standard.com/sports/other-sports-news/us-open-2026-a-record-payday-historic-chases-and-stars-in-the-spotlight-126083000556_1.html