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[^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]\n\nSerena 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]\n\nThe 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. 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