Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSerena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz (Reuters)Serena Williams made her return to Arthur Ashe Stadium, partnering Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open mixed doubles event before being eliminated in the quarter-finals. Williams and Alcaraz defeated Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool in the first round before falling to fourth seeds Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli. Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early exit, losing their opening match to Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten. Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina reached the semi-finals by overcoming Siniakova and Patten in a deciding tie-break. All doubles specialists were eliminated prior to the semi-finals under the tournament's revamped format designed to showcase singles stars. In fullSerena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz knocked out of US Open mixed doubles in last eightMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait a little longer to learn their first opponent in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship.

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will open the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament against a team that features the reigning women’s doubles champion.