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· collected 2026-09-05 · by Matt Reigle
Venus and Serena Williams returned to the US Open court together for the first time in four years on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, where they were met with a massive ovation from the crowd. The sisters faced Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching and Australian Maya Joint, who won 6-3 in the first set and forced a three-set match that lasted over three hours. In the end, the Williamses emerged victorious in the tie-breaker of the final set, but ultimately lost the match 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(10). The loss was their first together at the US Open since winning doubles titles in 1999 and 2009.
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For the first time in four years, Venus and Serena Williams returned to the US Open court together Friday night in Queens.
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Venus → return → Queens
The legendary sisters were set to reunite earlier this summer at Wimbledon; however, Serena — who, at 44, is in the midst of a comeback after several years away from the sport — was forced to withdraw due to injury.
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who → set → injury
Friday night, the two walked onto the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to a massive ovation from the crowd.
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two → walk → crowd
Serena's jacket listed her US Open titles, including the pair of doubles titles that she and Venus won in 1999 and 2009.
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she → list → 1999
Their opponents were Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Australian Maya Joint, who, at 20 years old, was just a toddler when the Williams sisters won the 2009 US Open.
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sisters → win → Open
The first set was fairly back and forth to start, but Chan and Joint pulled ahead to win it 6-3.
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Chan → start → it
The Williams sisters responded and started the second set strong, but it went the distance, needing a seven-point tie-breaker to decide the winner.
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it → respond → winner
In the tie-breaker, Venus and Serena had multiple opportunities to put Chan and Joint away, but they fought back.
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they → have → Chan
Finally, after the scare, the Williamses clinched the set to keep the match going.
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Williamses → clinch → match
While they were respectful throughout the match, there was no question that the overwhelming majority of the crowd was behind the sisters, erupting after every point.
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majority → be → point
The tennis greats battled back against an impressive pairing that is only in their fourth event together to force a decisive tie-breaker in the final set.
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that → battle → set
The Williamses took the first five points in a row to jump out to an early lead; however, Joint and Chan took the next three.
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Joint → take → three
Joint and Chan battled back to take the lead, and in the end, they walked away with the win in the match that was just a shade over three hours.
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that → battle → match
In the end, it was a fantastic three-set thriller, 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(10), that showed the Williams sisters — already all-time greats of the sport — are still a force to be reckoned with.
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sisters → show → sport
