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Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

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.Venus and Serena hadn't played Grand Slam doubles since the 2022 US Open.

Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

Serena and Venus Williams, two-time Grand Slam doubles champions, experienced a thrilling return to the US Open on Friday. Despite electrifying Arthur Ashe Stadium and rallying from a break down in the third set, the superstar sisters fell to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in three sets. Venus and Serena, who had not played Grand Slam doubles since the 2022 US Open, were embraced by fans in understated white outfits as they took the court.

The atmosphere was described as surreal by Joint, who expressed how special it was to play against such legends.

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