Serena and Venus Williams returned to doubles at the Cincinnati Open and lost a close match. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The American sisters played against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine and Peyton Stearns of the United States in a women's doubles match on August 17 in Mason, Ohio. The match was competitive, but the Williams sisters were defeated.
This was their first appearance in doubles, but they performed well. During the match, Serena and Venus won several points and earned applause from the crowd. However, their opponents proved stronger.
According to Associated Press, this match marked the return of the Williams sisters to doubles. They had previously played together and achieved many successes. But this time, luck was not on their side.
More details about the match are available on the Associated Press website. There is no information yet about the sisters' next matches.