Serena and Venus Williams received a wild card to compete as a doubles team at the 2026 US Open after a four-year absence. ^[1] Serena and Venus Williams are set to return to the US Open doubles competition for the first time since 2022. ^[2] At the Cincinnati Open, the sisters forced a match-deciding super tiebreak against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns, eventually losing 8-7, 9-8 after Venus double-faulted. ^[3] Serena Williams, 44, and Venus Williams, 46, will face the No. 14-seeded pair of Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in the first round on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. ^[4] The sisters, who have won 14 major doubles titles together and a combined 30 singles titles, will play in just their second tournament as a duo since Serena returned to the sport in summer 2026. ^[5] Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women's tennis player of all time, returned to the singles court at Wimbledon as a wild card after almost four years away. ^[6] The Williams sisters are scheduled to play in the women's doubles match on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. ^[7] Serena Williams, 44, returned to singles tennis at Wimbledon as a wild card after nearly four years away from the sport. ^[8]