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Serena and Venus Williams lose to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint in US Open doubles

Venus and Serena Williams lost their US Open doubles opener to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint on September 4, 2025.

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The match was decided in a dramatic super tie-break in the third set where the Williams sisters held a 5-0 lead before Chan and Joint won ten of the last twelve points. [1][5][8][11] Aryna Sabalenka defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4 on Friday, September 4, 2026, to advance to the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. [2] Tournament 3-seed Jessica Pegula defeated Leylah Fernandez 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16 at the US Open. [3] Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to play a doubles match on Friday night at the US Open in New York. [4] Serena Williams (44) and Venus Williams (46) played the doubles draw of the 2025 US Open in New York on September 4, 2025, and made their appearance on the stadium's central court. [6] Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed, aims to become the first player to win three consecutive U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams achieved the feat from 2012 to 2014. [7] The Williams sisters hold a historic record of 31 wins and only 2 losses in their first-round appearances at Grand Slam tournaments. [9] The match between the Williams sisters and Chan/Joint lasted more than three hours and ended with a score of 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7). [10] The winners came from 0-5 down in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker. [12]
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  1. In that match, Serena and Venus Williams lost to the 14th-seeded team of Hao-Ching Chan (32, Taiwan) and Maya Joint (20, Australia) with set scores 6-3, 6-7(6), and 7-6(7). · Yahoo! Sports
  2. Aryna Sabalenka defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4 on Friday, September 4, 2026, to advance to the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. · Winnipeg Free Press
  3. Tournament 3-seed Jessica Pegula defeated Leylah Fernandez 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16 at the US Open. · ESPN
  4. Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to play a doubles match on Friday night at the US Open in New York. · ESPN
  5. The Williams sisters lost to the Taiwanese-Australian pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint with a final score of 6-3, 6-7(6), and 7-6(7). · El Tiempo
  6. Serena Williams (44) and Venus Williams (46) played the doubles draw of the 2025 US Open in New York on September 4, 2025, and made their appearance on the stadium's central court. · Yahoo! Sports
  7. Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed, aims to become the first player to win three consecutive U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams achieved the feat from 2012 to 2014. · Winnipeg Free Press
  8. The match was decided in a dramatic super tie-break in the third set where the Williams sisters held a 5-0 lead before Chan and Joint won ten of the last twelve points. · El Tiempo
  9. The Williams sisters hold a historic record of 31 wins and only 2 losses in their first-round appearances at Grand Slam tournaments. · El Tiempo
  10. The match between the Williams sisters and Chan/Joint lasted more than three hours and ended with a score of 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7). · RPP
  11. The Williams sisters led 5-0 in the deciding super tie-break but lost ten of the final twelve points to Chan and Joint. · RPP
  12. The winners came from 0-5 down in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker. · abc.net.auAustralia
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