--- title: "Williams sisters lose doubles match at Cincinnati Open; Zverev advances" description: "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." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3702-williams-sisters-beaten-on-doubles-return-at-cincinnati-open site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Williams sisters lose doubles match at Cincinnati Open; Zverev advances sports · latest filing 18 Aug 2026, 1:00 PM PKT · 18 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [Williams sisters fall at Cincinnati while Zverev advances](https://arynews.tv/williams-sisters-fall-at-cincinnati-while-zverev-advances) · 18 Aug 2026, 1:00 PM PKT - **Business Recorder** — [Williams sisters beaten on doubles return at Cincinnati Open](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435364/williams-sisters-beaten-on-doubles-return-at-cincinnati-open) · 18 Aug 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. ... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Serena and Venus Williams return to doubles and lose close match in Cincinnati](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655039/sport) · 18 Aug 2026, 9:08 AM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **The Express Tribune** — [Williams sisters fall at Cincinnati while Zverev advances](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624545/williams-sisters-fall-at-cincinnati-while-zverev-advances) · 18 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Serena and Venus Williams lost in their first doubles match together since 2022 ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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