The Latest Breaking News from Venus Williams

Serena Williams tops most of the winning stats you could want to talk about in tennis, but even that doesn't quantify the impact of her 20-plus-year career at the top of the sport.

"I wouldn't be Serena if there wasn't Venus."

The Williams sisters were eliminated by the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Flushing Meadows.

From political gaffes to a self-inflicted bloodied nose – how closely have you been following events?

The Williams sisters were making their first US Open appearance as a doubles team since 2014, and playing their first Grand Slam doubles match together since Roland Garros in 2018. Read further on Dynamite News:

That was Serena Williams’ succinct, smiling explanation for how she’d managed — at nearly 41, and match-rusty — to defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance Wednesday to the third round of a US Open that so far, doesn’t feel much like a farewell. "I’m just Serena," she said, to…

The Williams sisters were eliminated by the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova at Flushing Meadows, leaving the court with hugs and a standing ovation.

The iconic Williams sisters, Serena and Venus have had their return to the US Open cut short in the doubles draw, after losing to Czech duo Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.

Serena is still alive in the singles draw but the siblings’ appearance in the doubles was a reminder of what they achieved together as a team

Watching 40-year-old Serena Williams defeat the world’s second-ranked player and advance to the third round of the U.S. Open has inspired many older tennis fans

Rafael Nadal is also into the third round, as is women’s top seed Iga Swiatek