Serena and Venus Williams fall in thriller return to U.S. Open women's doubles tournament
Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 10:56 PM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Serena and Venus Williams lost their first-round U.S. Open women's doubles match.
- They were defeated by Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan in a three-set thriller, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-8).
- The sisters mounted a comeback after dropping the first set and battled back in the third-set tiebreaker.
- This was their first U.S. Open doubles appearance together in four years.
- Serena Williams also recently lost in singles at Wimbledon and had a previous doubles loss with Venus this year.
- Venus Williams also recently lost in the singles tournament at the U.S. Open.