US Open: Serena and Venus Williams suffer agonising defeat to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a women's doubles first-round epic
Serena and Venus Williams suffer agonising defeat to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a 10-point match tie-breaker at Flushing Meadows; watch the US Open live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app
Saturday 5 September 2026 03:42, UK
Serena and Venus Williams turn back the clock to defeat Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a US Open women's doubles first-round epic.
In a fight to the finish, the Williams sisters rallied to force a third set tie-breaker in which they blew a 5-0 lead before falling to Joint and Chan 6-3 6-7 (8-6) 7-6 (10-7) in three hours and two minutes.
The legendary sister act were playing their first Grand Slam together since the 2022 US Open and were bidding for their first win as a team since the second round of the 2018 French Open.
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It was quite a summer for Joint who defeated Serena on Centre Court at Wimbledon in the women's singles before facing her on Arthur Ashe Stadium in front of another packed house.
Greek star seals a career-first trip to the fourth round
Revitalised Stefanos Tsitsipas bounced back from a first-set loss to prevail over Czech 18th seed, Jiri Lehecka, with a 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 victory.
The Greek moved into the fourth round for the first time in his career.
American 11th seed Frances Tiafoe eased past Valentin Vacherot from Monaco 6-4 6-2 6-4.
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