Serena and Venus Williams returned to the court for a first-round women's doubles match at the US Open. The sisters played against the team of Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching. While the match was characterized by high intensity, reports regarding the final outcome contain a direct contradiction.

Sky Sports reports that the Williams sisters emerged victorious in what they described as an "epic" match. However, the headline provided for this report characterizes the event as an "agonising defeat" for the sisters. This discrepancy suggests a significant error in the source material provided, as the headline and the body text of the source article describe opposite results for the same match. The match marks a notable return to competitive play for the duo, who have historically dominated the doubles circuit, though the specific details of the scoreline and the progression of the tournament remain unclear based on the conflicting information provided.