{
  "id": 1659855,
  "title": "Williams sisters beaten on doubles return at Cincinnati Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/williams-sisters-beaten-on-doubles-return-at-cincinnati-open-1659855",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:59:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435364/williams-sisters-beaten-on-doubles-return-at-cincinnati-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serena and Venus Williams returned to doubles play following their absence since 2022, facing a challenging debut at the Cincinnati Open. The sisters, who have clinched 14 major doubles titles, including six at Wimbledon and three Olympic gold medals, lost their opening match 2-6 6-1 (10-8) to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk and American Peyton Stearns. Despite trailing 6-0 in the tiebreaker, the Williams sisters displayed resilience, emerging victorious in the second set. The match was marred by a double-fault by Venus, sealing their defeat. Both sisters expressed enjoyment at returning to the doubles court, with Venus acknowledging the time they had waited to reclaim their position on the court. Though the Williams sisters were set to participate in doubles at Wimbledon, Serena's knee injury during her singles loss forced them to withdraw. Venus also competed in singles, where she was defeated 6-2 6-2 by Colombian Emiliana Arango.",
  "summary": "Serena Williams and Venus Williams said they had a good time on their return to doubles action for the first time since 2022, despite suffering an opening round defeat at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. The Williams sisters lost 2-6 6-1 (10-8) to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk and American Peyton Stearns, coming back from 6-0 down in the tiebreaker before a double-fault by Venus sealed their fate. “We…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Williams sisters beaten on doubles return at Cincinnati Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/williams-sisters-beaten-on-doubles-return-at-cincinnati-open",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:48:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Cincinnati Open: Williams sisters fall in doubles while Zverev advances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cincinnati-open-williams-sisters-fall-in-doubles-while-zverev-advances",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:56:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}