Serena and Venus Williams were dramatically denied a sensational winning return at the US Open. The sister act took 14th seeds Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching to a dramatic deciding-set tie-break.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was threatening to party like it was 1999 when the Williams’ led 5-0. But Serena’s serve let them down at a crucial stage, with Australian Joint and Chan of Chinese Taipei winning 6-3 6-7 (6) 7-6 (10-7).