Serena, Venus Williams lose in 1st round of US Open doubles

Sep 1, 2022, 6:29 PM | Updated: Sep 2, 2022, 12:18 pm
Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their fir...

Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams traded fist bumps or palm slaps and chatted between points. They smiled while conversing in their seats at changeovers.

When their first doubles match together in 4 1/2 years ended with a loss at the U.S Open on Thursday night, the siblings hugged each other, then left the court to a standing ovation.

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

“I was speechless when I found out I’m going to face these two. I mean, they’re legends. And I was always such a big fan of them, especially Serena. She has been my idol since ever, probably,” said Noskova, a 17-year-old making her Grand Slam debut in doubles. “So I was really happy, excited, but kind of scared, to face them.”

Arthur Ashe Stadium had never hosted a first-round doubles match — for women or men, during the night or day — until this one featuring two members of one family who have combined to claim 14 Grand Slam titles in doubles.

“It’s something incredible, because playing first round in a huge stadium, with 23,000 people, is something amazing,” said the 37-year-old Hradecka, who won major doubles trophies with Andrea Hlavackova at the 2013 U.S. Open and 2011 French Open. “I don’t think (when) we played the final here, it was packed like this.”

The Williams sisters, who did not do interviews after the match, were partnering up for the first time since the 2018 French Open. According to the WTA, this was just their second first-round doubles defeat at a Slam; the only other one came all the way back at the 1997 U.S. Open.

“I’m still in shock that we won,” Hradecka said in an on-court interview right after the match’s conclusion.

Speaking to the sellout crowd of 23,859, she said: “I’m so sorry for you that we beat them, but we are so happy that we did it.”

The fans were not nearly as boisterous as they were for each of the two victories in singles this week for Serena, who has hinted that this will be the final event of her career.

Serena plays Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday night in the third round of singles; Venus was bounced from that bracket in the first round.

After a rather subdued entrance from the locker room by Hradecka and Noskova, who were competing as a team for the first time, a video tribute to the Williams-Williams pairing played on the Ashe videoboards, with a narrator introducing “two of the greatest athletes on Planet Earth” and, in a reference to Serena’s looming retirement, saying, “It’s not too late to change your mind.”

There was footage of them through the years, including as kids with white beads in their hair (like Serena’s daughter, Olympia, wore on opening night) and, later, winning titles.

Olympia, who turned 5 on Thursday, was not there for this one, Serena’s husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was, as were the sisters’ mother, Oracene Price, and their sister, Isha.

During the pre-match warmup, the announcer noted that the sisters are 14-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals and declared: “They’ve transformed and elevated the sport as we know it.”

The spectators saved their biggest cheers for some of Serena’s best efforts, whether aces or putaways or an on-the-run forehand winner. The sisters went up 5-4 early and held two set points there on Noskova’s serve, but could not convert either.

The loudest moment probably arrived after a 19-stroke point won by the sisters during the first-set tiebreaker, featuring three swinging volleys by Serena. That put them ahead 4-3, and soon it was 5-3.

But Hradecka and Noskova grabbed the next four points to claim that set. They then jumped ahead 3-0 in the second, and after the Williams sisters made it 4-all, the Czech team pulled away.

The Williams siblings received a wild-card entry into this year’s doubles field. Serena, who turns 41 next month, and Venus, who turned 42 in June, won doubles trophies at the U.S. Open in 1999 — the year Serena won her first major singles trophy at age 17 in New York — and 2009.

They have a total of 30 major trophies in singles: 23 for Serena, seven for Venus.

“Playing against the Williams sisters,” Noskova said, “is a special moment for everybody.”

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              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate after winning their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, center left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, depart after losing their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, embrace after a loss in their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, left, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, arrive for their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams, of the United States, sit together during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
            
              Venus Williams left, and Serena Williams, of the United States, arrive for their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Lucie Hradecká, right, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Serena Williams and Venus Williams, of the United States, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, meet during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Venus Williams, right, and Serena Williams, of the United States, play their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká right, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, lower left, serves along side Venus Williams, of the United States, during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká, top right, and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, left, returns a shot as Venus Williams, of the United States, looks on during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              Serena Williams, right, and Venus Williams, of the United States, celebrate during their first-round doubles match against Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková, of the Czech Republic, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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