Sports News | Cincinnati Open: Williams Sisters Fall Two Points Short of Reaching Next Round
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Cincinnati [US], August 18 (ANI): Venus and Serena Williams turned back the clock, but fell short against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk and local star Peyton Stearns in their first-round women's doubles clash at the Cincinnati Open on Monday.
Serena and Venus battled in a three-set match, producing a scoreline of 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 in their first match together since the 2022 US Open, as per Olympics.com.
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They fell two points short of advancing to round two, but the Williams sisters showed glimpses of the brilliance that made them multi-time Grand Slam winners one of the most decorated pair of siblings across any sport.
Having received a wildcard entry in the tournament often seen as a warm-up to the US Open, starting in six days from now, the Williams sisters hoped to feed off fans' energy and advance further, but their ambitions were cut short.
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Kostyuk and Stearns will be playing number three seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Hanyu Guo in the next round. (ANI)
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