Williams sisters beaten on doubles return at Cincinnati Open
Aug 17, 2026; Mason, OH, USA; Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States meet with Peyton Stearns of the United States and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, after their doubles match during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
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Aug 18 : 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.
“I thought it was fun, I thought it was special, I thought it was good,” Serena, 44, told reporters.
“We kicked off a little rust in the middle of the match. We were starting to feel it, and it was really fun. It was really cool to be able to do this again.”
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The Williams sisters have won 14 major doubles titles, including six at Wimbledon and three Olympic gold medals. They last played doubles together at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost to Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.
The Americans were due to compete in the doubles draw at Wimbledon, but were forced to pull out after Serena sustained a knee injury during her opening-round singles defeat.
They were awarded a wild card for Cincinnati earlier this month.
“I think we’ve waited a long time to get back on the doubles court, even this year. Eventually, we find our way to each other,” Venus, 46, added.
Venus also competed in the singles draw in Cincinnati, where she was beaten 6-2 6-2 by Colombian Emiliana Arango.
Source: Reuters
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