Williams sisters lose US Open return in match tiebreaker:
Serena and Venus Williams are out of the U.S. Open women’s doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker ...
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Williams sisters’ US Open return ends in tiebreak lossSerena and Venus Williams lost to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) Friday night.
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- The sisters surrendered a 5-0 lead in the 10-point match tiebreaker after forcing it.
- They recovered from 4-1 down in the third set to level it before faltering late.
- It was their first U.S. Open match since 2022 at the tournament they won in 1999 and 2009.
- Serena returned to tennis this year at 44, while 46-year-old Venus remains on tour.
I was like, guys, you can do whatever, you can smoke whatever, you can relax as much as you can, but please, do not do it around the tennis courts.— Aryna Sabalenka, after her victory at the US Open, commenting on the smell of marijuana during the match
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