Williams Sisters Lose in Return to US Open Doubles
- 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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Four years after her most recent appearance at the US Open, Serena and Venus Williams impressed the audience in New York. On Friday, the U.S. sisters lost in doubles against Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching at 3:6, 7:6(6), 6:7(7). For their performance, the 44-year-old Serena and her two-year-old sister were passed out with ovations.
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The Independent (US)Serena and Venus Williams fall short on US Open doubles return
The sisters were defeated in a match tiebreak by 14th seeds Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching, 6-3 6-7 (6) 7-6 (10-7)
Four years after their last appearance together in New York, Serena and Venus Williams thrilled the tennis crowd. Although the American sisters lost to Australia's Maya Joint and Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching, the 14-time Grand Slam doubles champions came close to victory. They were given a standing ovation as they left the court.
The legendary duo of Serena and Venus Williams, who returned to the US Open tennis tournament, lost 3:6, 7:6 (8:6), 6:7 (7:10) to the tandem of Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint, who are ranked 14th in the tournament, after an impressive thriller.
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams bowed with a breath on Friday in the first round of the US Open Women's Doubles tournament, 6-3, 6-7 (8/6), 7-6 (10/7) against the pair composed of Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint, for their return together to New York. ...
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