MASON, Ohio — The Williams sisters are back on track to playing doubles tennis ahead of the US 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.
They last played a doubles match together at the 2022 US 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. 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 US 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.
The 44-year-old Serena said in an Instagram post that fluid was drained from her knee after her singles match.
The 46-year-old Venus lost in her opening-round match at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers to Kamilla Rakhimova on Sunday in Toronto. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has lost 13 consecutive matches, with her last victory coming more than a year ago at the 2025 D.C. Open.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu also received one of the qualifying wild-card spots for the upcoming tournament. She last played in the Cincinnati Open back in 2024 when she lost in the first round to Elina Avanesyan.
The Mississauga, Ont., native lost 7-5, 6-4 to Nikola Bartunkova at the National Bank Open on Monday.
-- with files from Sportsnet Staff
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