[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-serena/ttsu68nH/"]Williams[/a] sisters have won 14 major doubles titles, including six at Wimbledon, plus three Olympic gold medals.[/p][p]They last played doubles together at the 2022 US Open, where they lost to Czechs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hradecka-lucie/x4v41OfA/"]Lucie Hradecka[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Linda Noskova[/a].[/p][embed guid="524a79e9-e131-4fb8-9e2d-aaff3c5d4a93" url="https://x.com/CincyTennis/status/2084308925738819647" social-type="twitter" /][p]Last month, the sisters had to withdraw from the doubles draw at Wimbledon as Serena, 44, dealt with a knee injury.[/p][p]The American's highly anticipated return to Grand Slam tennis after four years away was ended at Wimbledon in a first-round loss to Australian youngster [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joint-maya/AqLslEIk/"]Maya Joint[/a] in the singles.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-venus/M7dojKaa/"]Venus[/a], 46, has received a singles wild card for the August 11th to 23rd tournament in Cincinnati.[/p]
Williams sisters to make doubles return at Cincinnati Open after being handed wild card
Serena Williams and Venus Williams are set to make their Cincinnati Open doubles debut this month after being awarded a wild card on Monday, marking their return to doubles action for the first time since 2022.
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