Serena Williams returned to the US Open doubles court with her sister, Venus Williams, on September 4, wearing a custom Nike jacket that referenced her long history at the tournament.
The sisters faced 14th seeds Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan and Maya Joint of Australia in the first round at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Chan and Joint defeated the Williams sisters 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(10-7) in a match that lasted more than three hours.
Before the match, Serena wore the custom jacket during warmups. WWD reported that the Nike piece was designed with details highlighting her US Open career, while Reuters described the jacket as a customized bomber decorated with patches marking Serena's US Open singles and doubles triumphs.
