Williams sisters lose doubles match at Cincinnati Open; Zverev advances
Most outlets led with the Williams sisters' defeat in their first doubles match together since 2022 at the Cincinnati Open, noting their loss and framing it as a return to doubles play. Arab News Pakistan added detail about the match being a "thriller" and included the scoreline, while Business Recorder highlighted their comments about enjoying the return despite the defeat. ARY News and The Express Tribune paired the Williams sisters’ result with a brief mention of Zverev’s advancement, though without elaboration.
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Williams sisters beaten on doubles return at Cincinnati Open
Serena Williams and Venus Williams said they had a good time on their return to doubles action for the first time since 2022, despite suffering an opening round defeat at the Cincinnati Open on Monday. The Williams sisters lost 2-6 6-1 (10-8) to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk and American Peyton Stearns, coming back from 6-0 down in the tiebreaker before a double-fault by Venus sealed their fate. ...
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Serena and Venus Williams return to doubles and lose close match in Cincinnati
MASON: Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1 (10-8) to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns on Monday night 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...
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Williams sisters fall at Cincinnati while Zverev advances
Serena and Venus Williams lost in their first doubles match together since 2022
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