Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz fall in US Open mixed doubles quarterfinal
Summary
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz lost in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the US Open to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic. Williams returned to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time since her 2022 farewell but was defeated after an early strong effort with Alcaraz.Key Facts
- Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz played mixed doubles together at the US Open.
- They lost in the quarterfinals to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic.
- Williams had not competed at the US Open since 2022.
- Fans cheered loudly when Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Williams and Alcaraz won their opening match easily against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool.
- Cobolli and Bencic played very well in the quarterfinal, making few mistakes.
- The mixed doubles event has a new format to highlight singles stars before the singles matches start.
- Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were upset in the first round of mixed doubles.
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