Venus and Serena Williams receive wildcards for Cincinnati Open doubles event after injury disrupts singles comeback.

Following a setback in her recent return to singles tennis, 44-year-old Serena Williams has been granted a wildcard entry into the women's doubles event at this year's Cincinnati Open. This news comes just weeks after her third-round singles loss at Wimbledon, where she injured her knee in a setback for her comeback.

This is set to be the first time the siblings have played doubles together since the 2022 US Open. While Serena will not feature alone this year, Venus Williams has also received a wildcard into both the singles and doubles draws of the tournament.

According to reporting by BBC Sport - Tennis

Why It's Significant for Serena?

This entry comes at a crucial time for Serena as she aims to break Margaret Court's all-time record 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Despite her current one singles title shy of the record, her knee injury has slowed down her progress.

Venus has also received