Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to compete together in the women's doubles tournament at the U.S. Open for the first time in four years. The sisters will play a first-round match Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium against the 14th-seeded team of Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan.
The pairing follows Serena Williams' return to the sport this year after four years out of action. During her return at Wimbledon, she lost a singles match to Joint and withdrew from a planned doubles pairing with Venus due to a knee injury. Earlier this week, Venus Williams exited the singles tournament following a straight-set loss to Sofia Kenin in her 26th U.S. Open singles appearance.
The Williams sisters have a career record of 27-7 across nine appearances in the U.S. Open women's doubles tournament, having secured championships in 1999 and 2009. Their most recent appearance as a team at Flushing Meadows occurred in 2022, where they were defeated in the first round. In addition to the women's doubles draw, Serena Williams competed in the mixed doubles tournament last week with Carlos Alcaraz, reaching the quarterfinals before being eliminated.
The sisters, aged 44 and 46 respectively, are scheduled to play a prime-time slot. For the athletes involved, the match represents an encounter between champions and younger competitors like the 20-year-old Joint.
The outcome of this match will determine the immediate progression of the 14th-seeded team and the Williams sisters in the tournament bracket. A loss for Venus Williams followed a streak of 15 consecutive singles defeats dating back to July 2025. The first-round match is set for Friday night, with the winner advancing to the second round of the women's doubles draw.