Serena, who played mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz this week, called her return to Queens after four years away “kind of surreal.”

Serena Williams is back at the U.S. Open for her first match at the Grand Slam tournament since 2022.

Serena, 44, will not play singles in the women’s draw, as Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, received the final singles Wild Card.