New York: Serena and Venus Williams will return to court for the first time in four years after receiving wild cards in doubles at the US Open, organizers confirmed on Saturday.
Originally published at Pen 18
Serena Williams, who is expected to retire after the US Open, has not partnered with older sister Venus in the doubles event, as the pair lost in the last 16 at the 2018 French Open.
He hasn’t played doubles at the US Open since 2014.
Playing together, the Williams sisters were a major force in Grand Slam doubles tennis, winning 14 titles as well as three Olympic gold medals.
Their last of 14 Grand Slam doubles victories was at Wimbledon in 2016, 17 years after their first title together at the 1999 French Open.
Serena Williams, who turns 41 next month, is expected to confirm her retirement from tennis after the US Open, signing off a career winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Venus Williams, 42, has not yet announced any plans to retire.
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