Venus Williams and Serena Williams at the US Open
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Probably the last “Sister Act” ends with a disappointment: Serena and Venus Williams are eliminated in doubles. Before the end of her career, Serena Williams can now concentrate on the individual competition.
BIn what will probably be their last “Sister Act”, Serena and Venus Williams missed the second round of the US Open doubles competition. The multiple Grand Slam tournament winners from the USA lost to the Czechs Lucie Hradecka/Linda Noskova 6:7 (5:7), 4:6 on Friday night. Thanks to a wild card, the Williams sisters were back on the pitch together for the first time since the 2018 French Open.
Serena Williams, who announced her retirement three weeks ago, can thus concentrate completely on the individual competition in what will most likely be her last Grand Slam tournament. In the third round, the 40-year-old will meet Australian Ajla Tomljanović on Friday. Venus Williams, on the other hand, failed at the start due to the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck.
In addition to their highly successful singles careers, Serena and Venus Williams had also won doubles in the past. 14 Grand Slam triumphs, most recently in Wimbledon 2016, are in her vita. They also secured three gold medals at the Olympic Games (Sydney, Beijing and London).
