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Serena and Venus Williams come within reach of victory in emotional US Open return

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Serena and Venus Williams lost a women’s doubles match to Chan Hao-Ching and Maya Joint in a deciding super tiebreak at the US Open.
  • The American sisters led the 10-point tiebreak 5-0 but fell 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7) after three hours and two minutes.
  • The match marked Serena Williams’ first US Open appearance since 2022 and the sisters’ first Grand Slam doubles tournament together since that year.

Serena and Venus Williams came within five points of an emotional victory at the US Open, then watched their 5-0 lead in the deciding super tiebreak disappear.

The American sisters lost to China’s Chan Hao-Ching and Australia’s Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7), after three hours and two minutes on the tournament’s central court. More than 20,000 fans watched the 44-year-old Serena and 46-year-old Venus make their return as a doubles team.

The Williams sisters had not competed together at a Grand Slam since the 2022 US Open. They quickly showed the crowd that they had not returned simply for a ceremonial appearance. Serena struck her powerful forehand and accompanied many points with her familiar roar, while the crowd urged them on after they lost the opening set.

The atmosphere was surreal.

· Maya JointShe described the atmosphere after defeating the Williams sisters.

The Americans forced a second-set tiebreak, winning it 8-6, and held on physically to take the match to a 10-point decider. They led 5-0, but errors and the pressure of closing out the match allowed Chan and Joint to take control.

“The atmosphere was surreal,” Joint said after the victory. “Being able to play against true legends of this sport is something very special.” The defeat did not remove the Williams sisters’ smiles as they left the court, although they did not appear before the press afterward.

Being able to play against true legends of this sport is something very special.

· Maya JointJoint praised Serena and Venus Williams after the match.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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