Star pairing Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open mixed doubles before being eliminated by the tournament’s fourth seeds, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli. The result ended the duo’s run in the mixed draw and sent the seeded Swiss–Italian pairing through to the semi-finals.
The match represented a high-profile chapter in the mixed doubles competition, which pairs one male and one female player in each team as part of the Grand Slam programme. Williams and Alcaraz had combined their considerable public profiles to form a pairing that attracted attention throughout the tournament, and their progression to the last eight confirmed their competitive presence in the event.
Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, seeded fourth in the draw, will move on in the mixed doubles bracket after overcoming the well-known opponents. Their victory secures a place in the semi-final round and keeps their bid for a title alive as the tournament approaches its closing stages. The seeded status of the winning team reflected their standing in the mixed doubles field at this event.
The exit of Williams and Alcaraz closes their participation in this specific discipline at the tournament, while the mixed doubles competition continues to progress toward its final rounds. The outcome reshapes the latter stages of the draw and highlights the depth of competition among both specialist doubles players and high-profile singles entrants who elect to join the mixed event.
