Williams and Alcaraz reach US Open mixed doubles quarter-finals before losing
Serena Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium with Carlos Alcaraz, drawing a large crowd before the pair were eliminated in New York.
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open mixed doubles in New York on Tuesday before losing to Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli. The American-Spanish pairing had opened the reworked event with a win in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams, 44, played her first match at the venue since her 2022 farewell run, and the crowd response was strong as she walked out with Alcaraz. The two combined for a team total of 30 Grand criticizes singles titles, which organisers highlighted before play.
Bencic and Cobolli, the fourth seeds, ended the run in the last eight. The mixed doubles competition at Flushing Meadows has been reshaped this year into a shorter, more prominent part of the tournament schedule.
The result came on the opening day of the event in New York, where several high-profile pairings were featured as the US Open began its mixed doubles draw.
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