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Williams sisters lose US Open doubles return in 3 sets
Livemint··5 Sept
Serena and Venus Williams lost their 2026 US Open women's doubles return on Friday at Flushing Meadows. Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint won 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7). The sisters had not played Grand Slam doubles together since the 2022 US Open. Venus is 46 and Serena is 44. They led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak before the comeback.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The first-round doubles exit ends the Williams sisters' 2026 US Open campaign together.
- Fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium saw their first joint Grand Slam doubles match since 2022.
- Joint had also beaten Serena in singles at Wimbledon earlier in the season.
What's Happening
- After dropping the first set, the Williams team forced a decider when Joint missed an overhead.
- Chan and Joint broke to lead 4-2 in the third set before the sisters recovered.
- Joint called the atmosphere surreal after facing players she described as legends.
The Doubles Timeline
- Their most recent Grand Slam doubles title together came at Roland Garros in 2018.
- Serena returned to Grand Slam singles at Wimbledon as a wild card this year.
- Serena holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
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