The Guardian USSep 5, 2026, 4:26 AM
Williams sisters’ US Open return ends in heartbreak with third-set tie-break defeat
Venus and Serena Williams lost their US Open doubles first-round match 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, blowing a 5-0 lead in the deciding tiebreak. It was their first doubles pairing at Flushing Meadows since 2022, with 44-year-old Serena and 46-year-old Venus both still weighing when to end their comeback.
6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7)Williams sisters trailed 1-4 in final set before rallying to 5-0 lead in third-set tiebreak, then lost4446152022120mph305Serena has a 1-4 record in singles and women's doubles since her comeback14199419951997171999172000200123000
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