Serena Williams will look to continue her comeback at the Berlin Open, but she will not be playing alongside Coco Gauff.
Williams played her first match in nearly four years at Queen’s this week, playing doubles alongside Victoria Mboko.
Despite winning their first match together, the partnership was short-lived after Mboko suffered an injury that forced Williams and her to withdraw.
Williams was reportedly wanting to play alongside Gauff at her next tournament in Berlin, but instead they will compete in separate doubles teams in the German capital.
Serena Williams and Coco Gauff feature separately in Berlin Open doubles draw
Williams will play doubles with Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open in the 44-year-old’s second tournament since returning to the WTA Tour.
In the first round, Williams and Muchova have been drawn to play against the pairing of Erin Routliffe and Giuliana Olmos.
This is a rematch for Williams, who alongside Mboko beat Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez at Queen’s.
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Despite seemingly rejecting Williams’ request to play with her, Gauff also features in the Berlin Open doubles draw, as she reunites with Jessica Pegula.
Gauff and Pegula are former doubles partners, having won five WTA titles together, but they have not played alongside each other since the Paris Olympics in 2024.
As they play their first match in nearly two years, Gauff and Pegula will compete against Anastasia Potapova and Diana Shnaider.
Although they are not on the same team, Gauff and Williams could be on the same court if both teams reach the semi-finals, where they would face for a place in the final.
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While Gauff is in the doubles draw, her priority for the Berlin Open is the singles tournament.
Gauff had a relatively disappointing Roland Garros this year, and she will now be hoping to return to form for the grass court season.
The world number seven has a big opportunity to gain ranking points on grass this year, with Gauff having not won a single match on the surface in 2025.
After Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the Berlin Open, Gauff has been moved into a higher seeded position and therefore has a bye to the second round.
This is where Gauff could play former world number two Paula Badosa, with Elena Rybakina and Linda Noskova also in her half of the draw, while Aryna Sabalenka could be her opponent if she reaches the final.
Last year, Gauff lost to Xinyu Wang in her only match at the Berlin Open and therefore she is only defending one point in the German capital.
Gauff will be hoping to improve her results in Berlin this year in both singles and doubles, with the main draw beginning on Monday, June 15.
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