Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz to compete in US Open mixed doubles | Flipboard

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What to know about Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz to compete in US Open mixed doubles

The United States Tennis Association announced that Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship as wild card entries. The article also lists unrelated headlines regarding Florida politics, the New York Giants, and Madonna.

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What happened

Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz to compete in US Open mixed doubles Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the U.S.

Why it matters

Open mixed doubles championship, the United States Tennis Association announced Saturday, Aug.

Common ground

Alcaraz and Williams are part of the last three wild cards for the tournament, which starts Aug.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Madonna's 29-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon said they collaborated on their song “The Test"”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the collaboration between Madonna and Lourdes Leon on a song titled 'The Test'.

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Claim 2: “the United States Tennis Association announced Saturday, Aug. 22”

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While evidence confirms the existence of the 2026 US Open and the USTA's role, none of the provided sources mention a specific announcement made on Saturday, August 22.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open (stylized in all lowercase), is a hardcourt tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New Yo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States men's national tennis team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association. The United States competed in the in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceed…
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Claim 3: “Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz teamed up for mixed doubles at the 2026 US Open.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. During this season, Alcaraz: Became the youngest man in the Open Era to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Carlos_Alcaraz_tennis_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 US Open. It was his second major title, following the 2026 French Open. Zv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_US_Open_–_Men's_singles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 66 weeks, and fini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alcaraz

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Claim 4: “the tournament, which starts Aug. 25”

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The evidence confirms the 2026 US Open took place, but none of the provided sources specify the exact start date as August 25.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 US Open was the 144th edition of tennis's US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_US_Open_(tennis)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 US Open was the 146th edition of tennis' US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_US_Open_(tennis)

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Claim 5: “Some prominent references to President Trump were scrubbed from Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds' campaign website in recent weeks”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Byron Donalds removed or 'scrubbed' references to Donald Trump from his Florida gubernatorial campaign website.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump ran a successful campaign for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He formally announced his campaign on June 16, 2015, at Trump Tower in New York City, initially battling for the Republi…
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Claim 6: “Alcaraz and Williams are part of the last three wild cards for the tournament”

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The evidence confirms Alcaraz and Williams played in the 2026 US Open, but there is no mention of them receiving 'wild cards' or being part of the 'last three wild cards'.

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