Venus Williams, who made a comeback last week after more than a year's hiatus from competitive tennis, will compete alongside Reilly Opelka in mixed doubles at the US Open.Williams won her opening singles and doubles match at the DC Open last week in her first WTA tournament since last year's Miami Open.

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.