Serena and Venus Williams return to doubles and lose close match in Cincinnati
- Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open.
- They lost to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns 2-6, 6-1, (10-8) at the Cincinnati Open on Monday night in Mason, Ohio.
- The Williams sisters came close to recovering from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker before Venus Williams double-faulted to end the match.
- It was their first doubles appearance in a non-Grand Slam event since the 2016 Italian Open.
- Serena Williams said the match was fun and special, and said they were shaking off rust during play.
Serena and Venus Williams returned to doubles together at the Cincinnati Open, playing their first match as a pair since the 2022 U.S. Open. They lost a close contest to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns, 2-6, 6-1, (10-8), on Monday night in Mason, Ohio.
The sisters fell behind 6-0 in the match tiebreaker but made a late push before the match ended on a double-fault by Venus Williams. It was their first doubles appearance outside a Grand Slam event since the 2016 Italian Open.
After the match, Serena Williams said the experience was fun and special and that the pair needed time to shake off rust during play. The result marked another brief return to doubles for the longtime partners.
塞雷娜和维纳斯·威廉姆斯重返双打，在辛辛那提一场接近的比赛中失利
塞雷娜和维纳斯·威廉姆斯在辛辛那提公开赛重新搭档出战双打，这是她们自2022年美国网球公开赛以来首次以组合身份亮相。周一晚间在俄亥俄州梅森举行的比赛中，她们以2比6、6比1和（10比8）输给了玛尔塔·科斯秋克和佩顿·斯特恩斯。
这对姐妹在决胜抢十中一度以0比6落后，随后尝试追分，但比赛最终因维纳斯·威廉姆斯的一记双误结束。这也是她们自2016年意大利公开赛以来，首次在非大满贯赛事中参加双打。
赛后，塞雷娜·威廉姆斯说这场比赛很有趣也很特别，并表示两人在比赛过程中还需要逐步找回状态。这场失利记录了这对长期搭档一次短暂的双打回归。