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Williams Sisters Return in Doubles Drama | Sacramento News
Venus and Serena Williams made a dramatic, long-awaited return to doubles play—first since 2016—at a non-Grand Slam event as wild card entrants, battling back from a first-set loss to force a tiebreaker. Down six-love, they clawed their way to 9-8, with Serena hitting a stunning overhead winner, but ultimately lost when Venus double-faulted. Their comeback was bittersweet: Serena had been sidelined since 2022, and this was their first doubles match together since Wimbledon plans fell apart due to injury. Opponents Kostyuk and Stearns, a new pairing from Ukraine and Cincinnati, held on for the…
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