[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-williams-sisters-cincinnati-open-wildcard-doubles":82,"category-counts-nav":96,"related-williams-sisters-cincinnati-open-wildcard-doubles":106},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":94,"_path":95},"Williams Sisters Earn Cincinnati Wildcard for Women's Doubles","williams-sisters-cincinnati-open-wildcard-doubles","tennis","WTA","James Chen","Serena and Venus Williams receive a wildcard entry into the Cincinnati Open women's doubles, marking another chapter for the most decorated sibling pairing in tennis history.","2026-08-03 18:34:24","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fwilliams-sisters-cincinnati-open-wildcard-doubles.webp",[86,93,21],"Cincinnati Open","## Williams Twins Earn Cincinnati Wildcard for Doubles\n\nSerena and Venus Williams have been handed a wildcard entry into the women's doubles draw at the Cincinnati Open, awarded on Monday. The sisters, who combined to win **14 Grand Slam doubles titles** together during the 2000s and early 2010s, will bypass qualifying and enter the main draw directly.\n\nCincinnati is the final WTA 1000 warm-up before the US Open, which begins on **31 August** in New York. The sisters have not announced plans beyond this event. The wildcard gives them a controlled environment to test coordination, sharpen match fitness, and recalibrate timing ahead of a possible US Open doubles run.\n\nSerena, now **44**, returned to action at Wimbledon earlier this year before an injury sidelined her. Venus, **43**, has maintained a steadier tour presence but has not been a regular doubles competitor. Neither had prioritized doubles since their last doubles appearance at the **2022 US Open**, a detail that updates the record from the 2019 quarter-final mention in earlier coverage. The tour has shifted to a younger generation of specialists in the interim.\n\nThe wildcard is not an attempt to chase a doubles title. It signals that both remain physically capable of tournament-level doubles play at **43 and 44**. Their entry raises the draw's profile well beyond ranking points. The Western & Southern Open sits on the hard-court swing into Flushing Meadows. The women's doubles field mixes top-20 teams, veteran returnees, and wildcards.\n\nThe Williams sisters have also captured **three Olympic gold medals** in doubles competition, adding to a record that includes **six major doubles titles at Wimbledon**.\n\n> *Updated: 3 August 2026 - Added that the pair last played doubles at the 2022 US Open, Serena's Wimbledon return and injury, the US Open start date of 31 August, and their three Olympic gold medals.*","\u002Farticles\u002Fwilliams-sisters-cincinnati-open-wildcard-doubles",[97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,85],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","football","general","golf","mma","long-reads",[107,121,130],{"id":108,"stem":108,"path":109,"title":110,"category":85,"badge":111,"badgeType":112,"author":113,"authorRole":114,"authorInitials":115,"date":116,"readTime":117,"image":118,"imageAlt":110,"tags":119,"excerpt":120},"krejcikova-ends-andreeva-wimbledon-dream-three-set-thriller","\u002Farticles\u002Fkrejcikova-ends-andreeva-wimbledon-dream-three-set-thriller","Krejcikova Halts Andreeva's History Bid in Centre Court Epic","Grand Slams","category","Nina Patel","SportPulse Contributor","NP","2026-07-01 20:32:43","7 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F5897fa693587e3f0fed075fa1e0ad85d77bc9a05\u002F428_0_5054_4043\u002Fmaster\u002F5054.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=46b8afd8384e36d3d1718c4aedf14f8c","Wimbledon, WTA, Grand Slams","The defending champion survived a fearless teenager in three sets to end Andreeva's dream of joining tennis royalty.",{"id":122,"stem":122,"path":123,"title":124,"category":85,"badge":111,"badgeType":112,"author":113,"authorRole":114,"authorInitials":115,"date":125,"readTime":126,"image":127,"imageAlt":124,"tags":128,"excerpt":129},"wimbledon-2025-weather-forecast-week-one-conditions","\u002Farticles\u002Fwimbledon-2025-weather-forecast-week-one-conditions","Summer Comfort: How Wimbledon's Week One Weather Could Shape the Draw","2026-06-29 00:17:38","6 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002Ffdbf\u002Flive\u002F8035b020-7223-11f1-a69f-29c4f147006f.png","Wimbledon, Grand Slams, ATP, WTA","Warm but manageable conditions are forecast for the opening week, and that matters more than casual fans realize.",{"id":131,"stem":131,"path":132,"title":133,"category":85,"badge":111,"badgeType":112,"author":134,"authorRole":135,"authorInitials":136,"date":137,"readTime":117,"image":138,"imageAlt":133,"tags":139,"excerpt":140},"jamie-murray-wimbledon-doubles-grass-queen-chasing","\u002Farticles\u002Fjamie-murray-wimbledon-doubles-grass-queen-chasing","The Quiet Architect: Jamie Murray and Wimbledon's Doubles Soul","Alex Thompson","Tennis & General Editor","AT","2026-07-09 15:46:52","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fjamie-murray-wimbledon-doubles-grass-queen-chasing.webp","Wimbledon, Grand Slams, ATP, Feature","Beyond Centre Court singles glory, Jamie Murray built a doubles legacy on Wimbledon grass that redefined British tennis ambition."]