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Williams sisters let victory slip away in decisive US Open tiebreak

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Serena and Venus Williams lost to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in three sets in the US Open doubles first round.
  • The sisters led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak before the Taiwanese-Australian team rallied to win it 10-7.
  • The defeat followed Serena's mixed-doubles quarterfinal loss and Venus' first-round singles exit at the tournament.

Serena and Venus Williams surrendered a 5-0 lead in the deciding tiebreak and exited the US Open doubles in the first round.

The sisters lost to Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching and Australia's Maya Joint 3-6, 7-6, 6-7. They had received a wildcard for the doubles tournament and struggled early, losing their serve twice in the opening set.

The rest of the match stayed close. The Williams sisters won the second-set tiebreak after saving three set points, forcing a deciding set. In the final tiebreak, however, Chan and Joint recovered from 5-0 down, repeatedly breaking back before closing out the match 10-7.

Serena and Venus had previously played together at the US Open nine times, most recently in 2022. Serena also competed in the mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz, losing in the quarterfinals. Venus had received a singles wildcard but lost in the opening round to Sofia Kenin. The sisters had planned to play doubles at Wimbledon earlier in the summer, but Serena withdrew because of a knee injury.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. 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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