Victoria Azarenka triumphs in a politically charged grudge match at the US Open as Serena and Venus Williams revive their record-setting doubles partnership for the last time at a Grand Slam.
The Williams have lost the first round to the Czech’s stars but crawled back.
After losing the first set and falling behind 3-0 in the second, the Williams sisters struggled to get back on serve against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.
The Williams sisters were partnering together for first time since 2018.
The New York Times reports that what was supposed to be a prime-time, packed-house celebration of the Williams sisters at the United States Open turned into something rather less festive than planned on Thursday night.
The rain cloud was the Czech doubles team of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova, who, unlike Venus and Serena Williams had not won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together.
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