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Williams sisters can't hold late lead, fall in US Open doublesSerena Williams and Venus Williams, playing their first U.S. Open doubles match as teammates in four years, couldn't quite pull out a victory on Friday night in New York.,The 14th-seeded duo of Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan and Maya Joint of Australia shook off a 5-0 deficit in the decisive first-to-10 t...

Serena Williams to skip U.S. Open singles in favor of mixed doublesQuestions about Serena Williams' status in singles competition at the U.S. Open can cease, as the U.S. Tennis Association on Saturday announced Williams would compete alongside Carlos Alcaraz next week in a star-studded mixed doubles team.,Making her return to the event where she has won six individ...

Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz will team in mixed doubles at U.S. OpenSerena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will team up in mixed doubles at the U.S. Open.,The winner of 39 Grand Slam titles -- 23 singles, 14 doubles and two mixed doubles -- Williams will be appearing in her first U.S. Open since 2022.,She stepped away from tennis then, declining to term it a "retirement...

Venus Williams receives wild card for US Open -- Serena next?

Venus Williams received one of seven wild cards on Tuesday for the upcoming singles tournament at the U.S. Open.,The U.S. Tennis Association said there was one wild card remaining ... with many wondering if her sister, Serena, would get an invitation to the New York-based tournament that begins on A...

Williams sisters, teaming for first time since '22, lose in Cincy opener

Nearly four years after the last time they teamed up to play doubles, Serena Williams and Venus Williams lost a first-round match to Peyton Stearns and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (8) on Monday at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,"I thought it was fun," Serena Williams said. "I thought ...

Serena Williams (knee) WDs from Wimbledon doubles

Serena Williams withdrew from the doubles draw at Wimbledon on Saturday due to a knee injury.,Williams had received a wild-card entry to play alongside her sister, Venus, but tweaked her knee in her first-round singles loss to Maya Joint on Tuesday. The Australian posted a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory ...

Serena Williams (knee) uncertain for Wimbledon doubles

Serena Williams injured her right knee in Tuesday's Wimbledon singles comeback and is questionable for her doubles match Thursday with sister Venus Williams.,Maya Joint, 20, defeated 44-year-old Serena Williams 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round. It was the first singles match for Williams, a 23-t...

Harmony Tan blocked by Serena Williams 4 years after Wimbledon upset

On the day of Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon Tuesday, an opponent from her last Wimbledon appearance dug up some dirt about the tennis legend on social media.,Harmony Tan, who upset Williams in a three-plus-hour battle in the first round of the 2022 event in London, posted on her Instagram acc...