{"id":55582,"date":"2026-08-22T16:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/55582\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:57:19","slug":"sofia-kenin-awarded-us-open-wild-card-serena-will-not-play-singles-tennis-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/55582\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Kenin Awarded US Open Wild Card, Serena Will Not Play Singles \u2013 Tennis Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        August<\/p>\n<p class=\"tn-article-dek\">Sofia Kenin is in the US Open singles and Serena Williams is out.<\/p>\n<p>Richard PagliaroAugust 22, 20262 minute read<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tn-article-hero\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kenin-SanDiego-LexieWanninger.jpg\" alt=\"Sofia Kenin Awarded US Open Wild Card, Serena Will Not Play Singles\"\/>      <\/p>\n<p>By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, August 22, 2026<br \/>Photo credit: Lexie Wanninger\/San Diego Open<\/p>\n<p>An American Grand Slam champion received the final US Open women\u2019s wild card.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not Serena Williams. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisexpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/610X150-Slide_PRO-PLAYER7-13-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68391\" style=\"width:730px;height:auto\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, has received the last woman\u2019s wild card for the 2026 US Open, the USTA announced today. The 115th-ranked Kenin is joined by ATP world No. 115 Patrick Kypson, who was awarded the final US Open men\u2019s singles wild card today.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament had been holding onto the card in the hopes former world No. 1 Serena Williams, who lost to Maya Joint in the Wimbledon first round, would make a singles comeback.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old Serena won\u2019t play singles in Flushing Meadows, but she will play in the US Open Mixed Doubles draw partnering reigning US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in a super team next week.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena will play the US Open for the first time since she lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2022 Flushing Meadows major.<\/p>\n<p>The US Open main draw starts on Sunday, August 30th.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old Venus Williams has received a wild card into the US Open singles main draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">US Open Women\u2019s Singles Wild Cards:<\/p>\n<p>MAIN DRAW<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Venus Williams,\u00a046, seven-time Grand Slam and two-time US Open women\u2019s singles champion<\/li>\n<li>Sloane Stephens, 33, 2017 US Open women\u2019s singles champion<\/li>\n<li>Carol Young Suh Lee, 24, US Open Wild Card Challenge Winner<\/li>\n<li>Reese Brantmeier, 21, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Playoff Winner<\/li>\n<li>Thea Frodin, 17, USTA Girls\u2019 18s National Champion<\/li>\n<li>Leolia Jeanjean, 31, awarded via reciprocal agreement with FFT<\/li>\n<li>Taylah Preston, 20, awarded via reciprocal agreement with Tennis Australia<\/li>\n<li>Sofia Kenin, 27, 2020 Australian Open champion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>QUALIFYING<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Janae Preston, 16, USTA Girls\u2019 18s singles finalist<\/li>\n<li>Katrina Scott, 22, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Challenge Finalist<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Dolehide, 27, former world No. 41 and current No. 246<\/li>\n<li>Ayana Akli, 25, current world No. 266<\/li>\n<li>Annika Penickova, 16, former Top-20 world-ranked junior<\/li>\n<li>Julieta Pareja, 17, USTA Girls\u2019 18s singles semifinalist, current world No. 290<\/li>\n<li>Kristina Penickova, 16, former world junior No. 1<\/li>\n<li>Savannah Broadus, 23, current world No. 307<\/li>\n<li>US Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge Winner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0US Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge\u00a0is a new competition featuring rising American men and women competing for a wild card in the US Open Qualifying Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The Challenge will feature four men and four women competing in six total matches \u2013 men\u2019s and women\u2019s semifinals and finals \u2013 with the winners receiving a wild card into Qualifying August 24-27. Matches will begin at 10 a.m. on August 23 and will be played on Courts 4-7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.<\/p>\n<p>Tennis Express \u2022 End of Summer Sale \u2022 Aug 12\u201326<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisexpress.com\/pages\/end-of-summer-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer sponsored nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786722914_306_end-of-summer-610x130.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis Express \u2022 End of Summer Sale \u2022 Aug 12\u201326\"\/><\/a>This shared campaign placement updates across current and archived stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August Sofia Kenin is in the US Open singles and Serena Williams is out. 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