The Williams sisters are back on the court.
For the first time in four years, Serena and Venus Williams are returning to the US Open as a doubles team.
Both sisters have already competed separately at the 2026 tournament: Serena and Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles championship, while Venus lost her first-round singles match to Sofia Kenin on Sunday night.
Watch US Open for free
- When: Aug. 30 – Sept. 13
- Where: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Queens, New York)
- How to watch for free: DIRECTV (five-day free trial)
- Channel: ESPN, ESPN 2
Read on for everything you need to know to catch every minute of their highly antcipated match from home — for free. (After all, when it comes to prices, there’s plenty to love about zero.)
When are Venus and Serena Williams playing at the 2026 US Open?
The Williams sisters are taking on Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in the US Open 2026 doubles tournament on Sept. 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN2.
Serena faced off with Joint at Wimbledon in June — for the first singles match of her comeback — though she ultimately faced a four-set loss.
How to watch the US Open for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the US Open live for free. The US Open will air across the ESPN family of networks.
One of our favorite options is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $49.99/month, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, plus access to the ESPN app.
You can also watch every US Open match, including some exclusive ones, on the ESPN Unlimited service. The Select plan will give you access to the matches, but the $29.99/month Unlimited package will also include 24/7 live ESPN, the RedZone style whip-around broadcasts and more.
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