Williams sisters fall in doubles tiebreak at US Open — SkimNews
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- Venus and Serena Williams reunited for a Grand Slam doubles match at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, their first since Flushing Meadows in 2022, nearly 25 years after first facing each other in the 2001 US Open final.
- Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan and Maya Joint of Australia defeated the Williams sisters 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(10-7), erasing a 5-0 lead in the deciding match tiebreak.
- The Williams sisters have combined for 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, three Olympic golds (2000, 2008, 2012), eight weeks at No. 1, and are now 27-8 in 10 Grand Slam doubles appearances, including US Open titles in 1999 and 2009.
- Maya Joint, who beat Serena in three sets at Wimbledon this summer in Serena's singles return, called the match "amazing" and said she and Chan "might not get" an experience like it again.
- Carlos Alcaraz, the defending US Open men's champion, rearranged his treatment schedule to watch the doubles from Arthur Ashe Stadium, calling it "no better plan."
Why it matters: The sisters drew a prime-time Arthur Ashe Stadium slot — practically unheard of for first-round doubles — and a packed crowd including defending men's champion Alcaraz, reflecting how their appearances remain appointment viewing even with their combined age nearing 90 and both now well past typical competitive retirement.
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