US Open. Alcaraz and Williams pair lose in quarterfinals
US Open: Alcaraz and Williams pair lose in quarterfinals
A surprise result was recorded in the mixed doubles of the US Open tournament, which is part of the "Grand Slam" series, held in New York. The tandem of Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and American Serena Williams, considered the main favorites of the competition, lost in the quarterfinals and left the tournament.
The pair of world number three Carlos Alcaraz and 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams took the court in the quarterfinals against the Italian Flavio Cobolli and Swiss Belinda Bencic.
In a fiercely fought match, the pair of Cobolli and Bencic won 5:4 (4), 4:1 and advanced to the semifinals. Thus, the pair of Spanish and American tennis stars ended the tournament in the second round.
Earlier, the pair of Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams easily defeated the tandem of Lloyd Glasspool (Great Britain) and Erin Rutliff (New Zealand) with a score of 5:3, 4:1.
It is noteworthy that this was the first official match for 23-year-old Carlos Alcaraz since April. The Spanish tennis player underwent a long recovery process due to a wrist injury and did not participate in tournaments for several months.
44-year-old American tennis legend Serena Williams returned to the court after 4 years, in June 2026. Serena first participated in the Wimbledon and Cincinnati Masters tournaments. She announced that she would end her professional sports career after the 2022 US Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz is 23 years old. The Spanish tennis player has won a total of 26 singles titles under the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) banner. Alcaraz has won seven Grand Slam tournaments - twice at the US Open (US Open – 2022, 2025), Wimbledon (2023, 2024) and the French Open (Roland Garros – 2024, 2025), and is also the winner of the Australian Open (Australian Open – 2026). She is the silver medalist of the 2024 Paris Olympics in singles.
Serena Williams is 44 years old. The American tennis player has won a total of 73 singles titles in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments. Williams has won 23 Grand Slam titles, including seven at the Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) and Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016), six at the US Open (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014), and three at the French Open (Roland Garros – 2002, 2013, 2015). She is the gold medalist in singles at the 2012 London Olympics.