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Venus and Serena Williams to compete together in US Open doubles
NEW YORK — The US Open is set to feature a star-powered blast from the past, with Venus and Serena Williams competing together in the women’s doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows for the first time in four years.
The Williams sisters are receiving a wild-card entry for the event, which begins Sept. 3, the Open announced Wednesday.
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Serena Williams makes US Open return, wins mixed doubles match with Carlos Alcaraz before losing in quarterfinals
NEW YORK — Four years ago, nobody could have envisioned this.
Not even Serena Williams.
When Williams suffered a third-round defeat at the 2022 US Open, it was expected to mark the end of the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s prolific career.
Williams had revealed weeks earlier that she planned to “evolve” away from tennis after that year...Read more
NYPD now has the authority to take out rogue drones flying over the US Open in Queens
NEW YORK — The NYPD, for the first time, will have the authority to take out problem drones at the US Open without the feds’ help, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Friday.
It will be the first time a state or local agency will conduct independent drone mitigation operations at a major public event, officials said.
The passage of the ...Read more
Williams sisters reunion: Serena and Venus will play doubles together at Cincinnati Open
LOS ANGELES — The Williams sisters are back on track for their doubles reunion.
Serena and Venus Williams were awarded a wild-card entry for the doubles tournament at the Cincinnati Open, organizers announced Monday. Venus was also awarded a wild-card entry for the women’s singles competition. The event will take place Aug. 8-23, with ...Read more
Jim Harrington: Here's what it's like to actually visit tennis paradise
LONDON — Wimbledon feels almost mythical.
It’s like Narnia or Asgard, or better yet Shangri-La — a place that we’ve heard stories of and yet seems too fantastical to be true.
How else to explain a place where sports fans get dressed in elegant garb, dine on strawberries and cream with glasses of champagne, and watch some of the ...Read more
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