Venus and Serena Williams fall to Stearns and Kostyuk at Cincinnati Open

Serena and Venus Williams lose a thriller at the Cincinnati Open in their first doubles match together for four years.

Serena and Venus Williams lose a thriller at the Cincinnati Open in their first doubles match together for four years.

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.

Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns beat American pair 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 Serena and Venus enjoy ‘fun’ on-court reunion despite defeat Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 US Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8 to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns 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 Italian Open in 2016. Continue reading...

Venus and Serena Williams lost a tight match against Peyton Stearns and Marta Kostyuk at the 2026 Cincinnati Open.

Serena and Venus Williams were narrowly beaten in their first doubles match together in four years during a dramatic first-round tie-break exit at the Cincinnati Open.