The Williams sisters were back together again on Monday night in Cincinnati.
Things just didn't go that well on the court.
Venus and Serena Williams reunited to play in their first official doubles match together since 2022 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. But Cincinnati native Peyton Stearns and partner Marta Kostyuk picked up a 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 win to end the Williams sisters' run before it could even begin.
Kostyuk and Stearns rolled to an easy win in the first set, and looked well on their way to knocking off the Williams sisters in straight sets early. But Venus and Serena stormed back to pick up a dominant 6-1 win and force a deciding set.
But that was all the Williams' could manage to slow Stearns and Kostyuk down. The duo won six straight points in the tiebreaker to get things started, and then held on to secure the win after the Williams' pushed things back to 8-7 briefly.
#williams #stearns #venus #serena
Things just didn't go that well on the court.
Venus and Serena Williams reunited to play in their first official doubles match together since 2022 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. But Cincinnati native Peyton Stearns and partner Marta Kostyuk picked up a 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 win to end the Williams sisters' run before it could even begin.
Kostyuk and Stearns rolled to an easy win in the first set, and looked well on their way to knocking off the Williams sisters in straight sets early. But Venus and Serena stormed back to pick up a dominant 6-1 win and force a deciding set.
But that was all the Williams' could manage to slow Stearns and Kostyuk down. The duo won six straight points in the tiebreaker to get things started, and then held on to secure the win after the Williams' pushed things back to 8-7 briefly.
#williams #stearns #venus #serena
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