The new tournament's first 14 pairs are set, with wild cards for a suite of singles stars — and the defending doubles champions.

Venus Williams’ comeback is headed to the U.S. Open next month. She will enter the redesigned mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry.

Venus Williams received a wildcard to join the revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament, as other stars—such as Aryna Sabalenka—are absent from the entry list.