USA’s Serena Williams serves during the women’s doubles first-round tennis match, playing alongside her sister Venus Williams (L), against Australia’s Maya Joint and Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching on day six of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 4, 2026. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP)
Serena and Venus Williams electrified Arthur Ashe Stadium but fell to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in three thrilling sets in their return to the US Open women’s doubles on Friday.
The superstar sisters, whose 14 Grand Slam doubles titles include two US Opens, rallied from a break down in the third set and led the deciding 10-point tiebreaker 5-0 but fell 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7).
Venus, 46, and Serena, 44, hadn’t played Grand Slam doubles since the 2022 US Open and last won a title together at Roland Garros in 2018.
They showed flashes of their brilliant best, Serena proving particularly dangerous patrolling the net but struggling with her serve.
