{
  "id": 5587381,
  "title": "Serena and Venus Williams returning to U.S. Open women's doubles tournament tonight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/serena-and-venus-williams-returning-to-u-s-open-womens-doubles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:32:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serena-venus-williams-us-open-womens-doubles-first-round/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serena and Venus Williams are set to return to the U.S. Open women's doubles tournament tonight, marking their first appearance together in four years. The sisters will face off against Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan, the No. 14-seeded team, in the first round. Serena, 44, made her return to the sport this year after a four-year absence due to injury, but lost to the younger Joint 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3. The Williams sisters, who won the title in 1999 and 2009, are 27-7 in their nine appearances at the U.S. Open. Their last match together at the tournament was in 2022, where they lost in the first round. Venus, 46, also bowed out of her singles match, losing to Serena's American opponent Sofia Kenin 6-2, 7-6 (6).",
  "summary": "Serena and Venus Williams will play together at the U.S. Open in New York for the first time in four years.",
  "key_points": [
    "Serena and Venus Williams to return to U.S. Open doubles tournament",
    "Sisters face Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan in first round",
    "Last match together at U.S. Open was in 2022"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams: How did their 2018 US Open final change her career?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/naomi-osaka-vs-serena-williams-how-did-their-2018-us-open-final",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}