Williams Sisters Lose in Return to US Open Doubles
The sisters led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreaker before double-faults helped Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint close out the upset.
- On Friday, Serena Williams and Venus Williams were eliminated from the U.S. Open women's doubles after losing to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in a match tiebreaker at the New York Grand Slam.
- Competing in their 10th appearance together, the sisters hold a 27-8 record in New York, having previously won titles in 1999 and 2009 at the prestigious venue.
- Despite battling back from a 4-1 deficit in the third set, the pair surrendered their lead in the 10-point tiebreaker after both Serena and Venus double-faulted late in the match.
- Serena, who returned to tennis this year at 44, has now lost to Joint twice this summer—first at Wimbledon and now at the U.S. Open.
- Venus continues to play on the professional tour at 46, maintaining her competitive schedule despite the setback in New York and the sisters' strong historical record at the venue.
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Williams Sisters Suffer Three-set Defeat in Emotional US Open Doubles Return
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Tennis legends Serena Williams and Venus Williams made a memorable return to the US Open doubles court at Arthur Ashe Stadium before suffering a three-set defeat against Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan. Sports News | Williams Sisters Suffer Three-set Defeat in Emotional US Open Doubles Return.
Serena and Venus Williams Leave US Open Without Speaking to Press After Doubles Loss
Losing after playing a three-hour match while squandering a 5-0 lead in the match tiebreaker will be a tough pill to swallow for any player, even more so for the duo of Serena and Venus Williams, who were making their much-awaited Grand Slam doubles comeback, as Serena came back from her retirement in June. A […]
New York, 4 Sep (EFE).- Venus and Serena Williams said goodbye this Friday to the female doubles of the U.S. Open by falling eliminated in the first round, in which it was their first joint appearance in New York since 2022. Williams resisted Taiwanese Hao-Ching Chan for more than three hours and [...] The entry Venus and Serena Williams do not pass the first round on their return to New York was first published in HolaNews.
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