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[^3]\n\nThe 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). [^4]\n\nSabalenka, 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. [^5]\n\nThe 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. [^6]\n\nThe Williams sisters hold a historic record of 31 wins and only 2 losses in their first-round appearances at Grand Slam tournaments. [^7]\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). [^8]\n\nThe winners came from 0-5 down in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker. [^9]\n\nSerena Williams, 44, returned to singles competition at Wimbledon as a wild card after almost four years away, facing Maya Joint in her first Grand Slam main draw since the 2022 US Open. [^10]\n\nSabalenka's second set against Rakhimova lasted 54 minutes, which was one minute longer than her entire previous match. [^11]\n\nVenus Williams will play her first-round doubles match at the U.S. Open on Friday night, teaming with Serena Williams against Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint. 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