{
  "id": 5697161,
  "title": "Serena and Venus Williams Fall to Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan in Thrilling 3-Hour U.S. Open Match",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/serena-and-venus-williams-fall-to-maya-joint-and-hao-ching-chan-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:34:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/serena-venus-williams-fall-maya-023420416.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serena Williams and Venus Williams, the renowned sisters of tennis, have concluded their doubles journey at the US Open. On Friday, September 4, the duo faced off against their opponents, Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint, in a thrilling three-hour match at New York City's Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ultimately, Chan and Joint emerged victorious, triumphing in three sets with a score of 3-0, 6-7 (6), and 7-6 (10-7).\n\nAfter losing the opening set, Venus and Serena staged an impressive comeback, forcing a 10-point tiebreak. However, they were unable to secure the win, falling short with a score of 6-3, 6-7 (6), and 7-6 (10-7). Following the match, the sisters embraced and congratulated their opponents, as reported by ESPN. The official U.S. Open account shared a video of the sisters waving to the crowd as they departed the stadium, expressing their admiration for the sisters' competitive spirit.\n\nThe sisters' return to doubles was a long-awaited comeback, having initially planned to team up at Wimbledon. However, Serena, 44, suffered a knee injury during a singles match shortly before the tournament, forcing them to withdraw from the event. This setback led to their late appearance at the Cincinnati Open, where they lost their first match together in nearly four years to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns. Despite the challenges, Venus, 46, expressed their determination to reunite on the doubles court, stating, \"We waited a long time to get back on the doubles court, even this year. I think eventually we would find our way to each other.\"\n\nSerena, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, returned to tennis for the first time since 2022 on June 9, competing in a doubles match at the Queen’s Club Championship in London alongside Canadian Victoria Mboko, 19. The pair emerged victorious in straight sets, with a score of 7-6, 6-2.",
  "summary": "The sisters staged a comeback to force a tiebreaker, but ultimately lost in three sets",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Serena and Venus Williams return to U.S. Open women's doubles tournament tonight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/serena-and-venus-williams-return-to-u-s-open-womens-doubles",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:17:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Williams sisters exit US Open but excite - what does future hold?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/williams-sisters-exit-us-open-but-excite-what-does-future-hold",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:09:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}