Serena and Venus Williams suffer agonising US Open doubles defeat

Serena and Venus Williams turn back the clock to defeat Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a US Open women's doubles first-round epic.In a fight to the finish, the Williams sisters rallied to force a third set tie-breaker in which they blew a 5-0 lead before falling to Joint and Chan 6-3 6-7 (8-6) 7-6 (10-7) in three hours and two minutes. The legendary sister act were playing their first Grand Slam together since the 2022 US Open and were bidding for their first win as a team since the second round of the 2018 French Open. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Instagram cookies for this session only. Latest US Open scores and results 🎾US Open news blog I Men's and Women's draws I Order of PlayDownload Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video 📺Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW📱It was quite a summer for Joint who defeated Serena on Centre Court at Wimbledon in the women's singles before facing her on Arthur Ashe Stadium in front of another packed house.Greek star seals a career-first trip to the fourth round Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Instagram cookies for this session only. Revitalised Stefanos Tsitsipas bounced back from a first-set loss to prevail over Czech 18th seed, Jiri Lehecka, with a 2-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 victory. The Greek moved into the fourth round for ‌the first time in his career. American 11th seed Frances Tiafoe eased past Valentin Vacherot from Monaco 6-4 6-2 6-4.The US Open is live on Sky Sports from August 30. Stream tennis with no contract on NOW and the Sky Sports App. You can also watch the Laver Cup at The O2 in London from 25-27 September live on Sky Sports.