Serena Williams thrills New York crowd on US Open return with Carlos Alcaraz

Former women’s No 1 proves she’s no nostalgia act before star pairing crash out in mixed doubles quarter-finals Serena Williams’s US Open return lasted two matches and one afternoon on Tuesday as she and Carlos Alcaraz followed a first-round win with a quarter-final defeat by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in the he