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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New York, 5 sets (Adnkronos) - The adventure of the Williams sisters at the Us Open of tennis soon ends. Serena and Venus were eliminated in the double female in the first round losing 6-3, 6-7 (8-6), 7-6 (10-7) against Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in 3h02 of game. Williams did not play the Us Open since 2022.
The American sisters, who hadn't competed together in a Grand Slam since the 2022 US Open, fell in a grueling super tiebreak to China's Chan Hao-Ching and Australia's Maya Joint. Serena and Venus, 44 and 46 years old respectively, led 5-0 in the 10-point super tiebreak, but several errors allowed Chan and Joint to spoil the party for the more than 20,000 fans at the world's largest and loudest tennis court. The pair, the 14th seeds, prevailed …
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