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09/04 21:31 CDT Serena and Venus Williams sisters lose in a match tiebreaker in
their return to the US Open
Serena and Venus Williams sisters lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to
the US Open
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Serena and Venus Williams are out of the U.S. Open women's
doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker.
The sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the 10-point tiebreaker and lost 6-3, 6-7 (6),
7-6 (10-7) on Friday night to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint.
It was the first U.S. Open match since 2022 at the Grand Slam tournament the
sisters won twice. They pulled out the second set in a tiebreaker, battled back
from 4-1 down in the third set to tie it, but then faltered late.
Serena came back to tennis this year at 44. Venus has continued to play on tour
at 46.
Perhaps it was their ages, could have been Serena's long layoff, or maybe it
was nerves. But both double-faulted during the tiebreaker after they had played
so brilliantly late in the third set and then in the first few points of the
tiebreaker.
Serena ended up losing to Joint for the second time this summer. She fell to
the Australian in three sets at Wimbledon in her return to singles play, and
she and Venus then had to pull out of their doubles match after Serena hurt her
knee.
That delayed their return until New York, where they won in 1999 and 2009 and
are now 27-8 in their 10 appearances.
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