Serena and Venus Williams weren't able defeat Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan despite a valiant effort at the 2026 US Open on Friday, suffering a 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-7(7) loss in their first-round women's doubles match.

Venus and Serena Williams fell short against 14th seeds Chan Hao-Ching and Maya Joint who beat them 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (10-7) in front of a roaring Arthur Ashe stadium at the US Open.

Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan defeated Serena and Venus Williams in a three-hour blockbuster under lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the first round of US Open women's doubles.

Serena and Venus Williams suffer agonising defeat to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a 10-point match tie-breaker at Flushing Meadows; watch the US Open live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, str

Venus and Serena's entertaining doubles match is being overshadowed by their decision to skip the US Open postmatch press conference.

Kim Birrell, James Duckworth and Maya Joint have joined fellow Australian Taylah Preston in the US Open second round with spirited wins at Flushing Meadows

Maya Joint booked her place into the US Open second round following a strong 3-6 6-2 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova.