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Williams Sisters Reunite for U.S. Open Doubles at Ages 44 and 46

Serena and Venus Williams return to the U.S. Open doubles court at ages 44 and 46 following their daughter's request.

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Serena Williams and Venus Williams will play doubles together at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2022. [1] The final score of the match was 6-3 6-7 (8-6) 7-6 (10-7) in favor of Joint and Chan. [2] The match lasted three hours and two minutes and required a third-set tie-breaker. [3] The Williams sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the third-set tie-breaker before losing it 8-6. [4] Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint won the decisive third set tiebreak 10-7 after the Williams sisters led 5-0. [5] The Williams sisters lost the match in three sets with final scores of 3-6, 7-6, and 6-7. [6] Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching overcame a 5-0 deficit in the first-to-10 tiebreaker to win the third set. [7] Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula said the US Open has a late-night problem, with matches dragging past midnight and the tournament prioritizing television schedules over player recovery. [8] Venus and Serena Williams are scheduled to play a first-round doubles match on Friday night, September 4, 2026, at Arthur Ashe Stadium against Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, the 14th-seeded doubles team, marking their first doubles appearance together since 2022. [9] Serena Williams confirmed on ABC's Good Morning America that her daughter's request was clear and calm, leading to the decision to play. [10] Serena Williams and Venus Williams have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, including US Open titles in 1999 and 2009. [11] Serena Williams stated that her comeback is not about winning every tournament but is solely to enjoy herself and show her daughters Olympia and Adira the world she used to inhabit. [12]
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  1. Serena Williams and Venus Williams will play doubles together at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2022. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. The final score of the match was 6-3 6-7 (8-6) 7-6 (10-7) in favor of Joint and Chan. · Sky Sports
  3. The match lasted three hours and two minutes and required a third-set tie-breaker. · Sky Sports
  4. The Williams sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the third-set tie-breaker before losing it 8-6. · Sky Sports
  5. Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint won the decisive third set tiebreak 10-7 after the Williams sisters led 5-0. · B.T.
  6. The Williams sisters lost the match in three sets with final scores of 3-6, 7-6, and 6-7. · B.T.
  7. Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching overcame a 5-0 deficit in the first-to-10 tiebreaker to win the third set. · Deadspin
  8. Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula said the US Open has a late-night problem, with matches dragging past midnight and the tournament prioritizing television schedules over player recovery. · Yahoo! Sports
  9. Venus and Serena Williams are scheduled to play a first-round doubles match on Friday night, September 4, 2026, at Arthur Ashe Stadium against Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint, the 14th-seeded doubles team, marking their first doubles appearance together since 2022. · Yahoo! Sports
  10. Serena Williams confirmed on ABC's Good Morning America that her daughter's request was clear and calm, leading to the decision to play. · Winnipeg Free Press
  11. Serena Williams and Venus Williams have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, including US Open titles in 1999 and 2009. · Deadspin
  12. Serena Williams stated that her comeback is not about winning every tournament but is solely to enjoy herself and show her daughters Olympia and Adira the world she used to inhabit. · The Guardian
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