Chan Hao-Ching and Maya Joint produced a remarkable turnaround under the New York lights, overturning a 5-0 deficit in the deciding match tiebreak to defeat Venus and Serena Williams in their US Open doubles meeting.
Chan and Joint deny Williams sisters in dramatic US Open return
Chan and Joint completed a 6-3, 6-7 (8), 7-6 [7] victory after three hours on Friday night, surviving the experience of the two-time US Open champion Williams sisters in a match that swung repeatedly across all three sets. Venus and Serena were contesting their first Grand Slam doubles match together in four years, having been drawn against the Taiwan-Australia pairing in the opening round.
The decisive super tiebreak appeared settled when the Williams sisters moved 5-0 ahead, but Chan and Joint recovered point by point and eventually closed out the match. Their comeback sends a new team deeper into the draw while ending a highly anticipated return for one of the sport’s most successful doubles partnerships.
The US Open’s mixed doubles event also featured a concentrated group of elite WTA talent. When the 2026 competition opened on Tuesday, four players ranked inside the WTA Top 12 — Mirra Andreeva, Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina and Karolina Muchova — advanced with their respective partners to the semifinals.
Muchova and Jakub Mensik then saved match points against Andreeva and Andrey Rublev to reach the final, where Bencic and Flavio Cobolli were waiting. The championship match carried a $1 million prize for the winning pair, and Muchova and Mensik went on to beat Bencic and Cobolli for the title on Wednesday. Their run began amid uncertainty over whether they would make the field, and even what they would wear once they did.
In women’s doubles, Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend moved within one win of completing a career Grand Slam at the US Open. The season’s other major team developments have also shaped the race toward the WTA Finals in Indian Wells: Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani qualified after collecting three titles this year, while Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic secured their Finals berth following four final appearances.
Earlier on the North American swing, Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova claimed their first trophy as a partnership at the Cincinnati Open. The Czech pair swept past Magali Kempen and Alexandra Panova 6-1, 6-2 in the final.
SEO Title: Chan Hao-Ching and Maya Joint rally past Williams sisters at US Open
SEO Description: Chan Hao-Ching and Maya Joint erased a 5-0 match-tiebreak deficit to beat Venus and Serena Williams at the US Open, while Muchova and Mensik won mixed doubles.
