Williams, Alcaraz Draw Routliffe-Glasspool in 16-Team US Open Mixed Doubles
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Updated · ESPN · Aug 25
Williams, Alcaraz Draw Routliffe-Glasspool in 16-Team US Open Mixed Doubles
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Aug 25
Summary
Tuesday’s first round will send Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool in Williams’ first US Open match since 2022.
Routliffe and Glasspool reached the main draw through Monday qualifying, surviving two match tiebreakers; Routliffe is also the reigning US Open women’s doubles champion.
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic drew Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, the No. 1-ranked doubles players on the WTA and ATP tours.
The revamped event now includes an eight-team qualifying tournament after last year’s singles-ranking-based format and $1 million winner’s prize largely shut out doubles specialists.
Williams is not entering singles in New York, while Alcaraz is returning from an April wrist injury to defend his US Open singles title.