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Williams sisters lose tiebreaker in doubles reunion at US Open

Venus Williams, right, and Serena Williams congratulate Maya Joint, left, of Australia, and Hao-Ching Chan after their first-round match in the women's doubles tournament at the U.S. Open on Friday night in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Venus Williams, right, and Serena Williams congratulate Maya Joint, left, of Australia, and Hao-Ching Chan after their first-round match in the women's doubles tournament at the U.S. Open on Friday night in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

By BRIAN MAHONEY / The Associated Press 6 min read

NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams were once again the main attraction at the U.S. Open.

Carlos Alcaraz sure wasn’t going to miss it.

“I think there is no better plan (than) to watch the doubles, the Williamses once again, while getting a treatment,” the reigning men’s singles champion said after winning his third-round match. “I’m going to be ready for that.”

The match was a thriller, with the Williams sisters battling back to force a 10-point match tiebreaker, but then blowing a 5-0 lead and losing 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) to Taiwan’s Hao-Ching Chan and Australia’s Maya Joint on Friday night.

For the Williams sisters, it was their first U.S. Open match together since 2022 at the Grand Slam tournament where they are two-time women’s doubles champions. The Americans battled back from 4-1 down in the third set to tie it, but then faltered late in front of disappointed fans desperately rooting them on.