Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Williams Sisters Lose US Open Doubles Thriller In Emotional Return
Serena and Venus Williams played doubles together at the US Open again.
It was their first Grand Slam doubles match together since 2022.
They lost the first set to Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan.
The sisters fought back and won a very close second set.
In the final set, they came back after falling behind 1-4.
They also led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak.
Joint and Chan stayed calm and came back to win.
The match lasted more than three hours.
Fans loudly welcomed the Williams sisters and cheered throughout the emotional night.
Serena and Venus Williams lost 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) to Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan in the first round.
The three-set match lasted three hours and two minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The sisters were playing together at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2022 US Open.
Joint and Chan survived after the Williams sisters erased a 1-4 deficit and led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak.
The Williams sisters received a huge ovation during their emotional return to the US Open doubles court.
- Who
- Serena and Venus Williams played Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan.
- What
- The Williams sisters lost their first-round women's doubles match in three sets, 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7).
- When
- Friday at the 2026 US Open.
- Where
- Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York.
- Why
- The match marked Serena and Venus Williams' return to Grand Slam doubles together after 2022.
- Result
- Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan defeated Serena and Venus Williams 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7).
- Round
- First round of the 2026 US Open women's doubles tournament.
- Match duration
- Three hours and two minutes.
- Last Grand Slam partnership
- The Williams sisters had last teamed up in Grand Slam doubles at the 2022 US Open.
- Joint titles
- Serena and Venus Williams have won 14 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and three Olympic gold medals together.
- Players' ages
- Venus Williams was 46 and Serena Williams was 44.
- Final tiebreak
- The Williams sisters led 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak before Joint and Chan recovered to win.
