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Serena Williams will play alongside older sister Venus within the US Open doubles in what would be the closing event of her profession.
The Williams sisters have received 14 main doubles titles and three Olympic gold medals collectively.
Serena Williams, 40, says she’s going to retire after the US Open, which begins in New York on Monday.
In addition to taking part in within the singles, she has been given a wildcard to play along with her 42-year-old sister within the doubles.
The pair haven’t performed doubles collectively for the reason that 2018 French Open, after they misplaced within the third spherical.
Their first Grand Slam title collectively got here on the 1999 French Open, and so they received their 14th at Wimbledon in 2016.
Serena Williams introduced final month she is “evolving away” from the game and can play her closing event at Flushing Meadows.
Now ranked 608th on the planet, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion will play Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic within the first spherical, and the match headlines the night time session on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday (19:00 native time, 00:00 BST on Tuesday).
Venus Williams, who has received seven main singles titles and is ranked 1,445th on the planet, can also be taking part in within the singles.
After being given a wildcard, she’s going to face Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck in her opener on Tuesday.
