Williams sisters come unstuck in Cincinnati in first doubles outing together since 2022
Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns beat American pair 6-2, 1-6, 10-8Serena and Venus enjoy ‘fun’ on-court reunion despite defeatSerena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 US Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open.The sisters nearly recovered from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker before a double-fault by Venus Williams ended their first doubles appearance in a non-grand slam event since the Italian Open in 2016.
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- Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns beat American pair 6-2, 1-6, 10-8Serena and Venus enjoy ‘fun’ on-court reunion despite defeatSerena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 US Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open.The sisters nearly recovered from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker before a double-fault by Venus Williams ended their first doubles appearance in a non-grand slam event since the Italian Open in 2016.
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Williams sisters come unstuck in Cincinnati in first doubles outing together since 2022
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Serena, Venus return to doubles, lose thriller
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