{"id":27932,"date":"2026-08-05T00:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27932"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:58:06","slug":"serena-and-venus-williams-to-reunite-for-doubles-tennis-tandem-at-cincinnati-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27932","title":{"rendered":"Serena and Venus Williams to reunite for doubles tennis tandem at Cincinnati Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>The Williams sisters are back on track to playing 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885px\"\/><figcaption>Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams confer during their US Open women\u2019s doubles first round match against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Thursday, September 1, 2022. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They have won 14 major titles and three Olympic gold medals in doubles play.<\/p>\n<p>Venus Williams, 46, is set to play mixed doubles at the U.S. Open later this month in New York alongside Alexander Bublik. <\/p>\n<p>She and her younger sister playing at Cincinnati is the latest step in Serena\u2019s comeback at age 44 after losing at Wimbledon in her first singles match in nearly four years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div 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