Serena and Venus Williams lose first doubles match since 2022 U.S. Open

Serena and Venus Williams lost their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open, falling to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 in the first round of the Cincinnati Open on Monday. It marked Serena's first tennis action on U.S. soil in nearly four years, and only her fourth match overall since resuming her career earlier this summer. The 23-time Grand Slam champion previously returned to competition on grass in June, winning a doubles match at Queen's before suffering a first-round singles loss at Wimbledon.