Maya Joint, an Australian player, teamed up with Hao-Ching Chan to defeat Serena and Venus Williams in the first round of the US Open women's doubles. The Williams sisters were ahead 5-0 in the deciding tiebreaker but ultimately lost 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7). This is Joint's second consecutive grand slam win over Serena Williams, following a first-round loss at Wimbledon.
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Australian Maya Joint has again spoiled the part for the legendary Williams sisters, teaming up with Hao-Ching Chan to knock Serena and Venus out of the first round of the US Open women's doubles.
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Joint → spoil → doubles
In front of a packed and passionate crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Joint and Chan came from 0-5 down in the deciding 10-point tiebreaker to down the legendary sisters 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/7).
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Joint → come → sisters
This is the second consecutive grand slam that Joint has played spoiler, knocking Serena out in the first round of the Wimbledon ladies singles on Centre Court.
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Joint → play → Court
After losing the second set in a tiebreaker, Joint and Chan were in control of the third set with a 4-1 lead, before the Williams sisters fought back.
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sisters → lose → lead
Serena and Venus looked set for a dream comeback win when they held a huge 5-0 lead in the first to 10.
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they → look → 10
But both sisters double-faulted as Joint and Chan won 10 of the final 12 points to take the match.
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Joint → fault → match
The Williams sisters were supposed to make their grand slam doubles return at Wimbledon, but had to pull out after Serena hurt her knee.
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Serena → suppose → knee
That delayed their return to the Grand Slam stage until New York, where they won in 1999 and 2009 and are now 27-8 in their 10 appearances.
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they → delay → appearances
The match got a spot in the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium — practically unheard of for first-round doubles.
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match → get → doubles
The sisters were once dominant in women's doubles, teaming to win 14 grand slam titles along with Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
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sisters → team → 2000
They shared the number one ranking in women's doubles for eight weeks.
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They → share → weeks
It appeared a first-round loss in 2022 was their last time together, with Serena stepping away from tennis that year after winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
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Serena → appear → titles
She came back this summer and now has two heartbreaking defeats with her older sister.
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She → come → sister
They also lost in a match tiebreaker at the Cincinnati Open.
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They → lose → Open
Venus Williams also lost in the first round of singles.
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Williams → lose → singles
