Serena And Venus Williams Lose In A Match Tiebreaker In Their Return To The U.S. Open

Serena and Venus Williams lost in the first round of the U.S. Open women's doubles, falling 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint after blowing a 5-0 lead in the final tiebreaker. It was their first U.S. Open match together since 2022, a tournament they've won twice and where they hold a 27-8 record across 10 appearances.

Serena, 44, returned to tennis this year after retiring in 2022; Venus, 46, has continued competing on tour. The match was Serena's second loss to Joint this summer, after a three-set defeat at Wimbledon, and follows a similar tiebreaker loss for the sisters at the Cincinnati Open.

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