Serena and Venus Williams lose in US Open women's doubles first round in match tiebreaker
Serena and Venus Williams were eliminated from the 2026 US Open women's doubles after losing 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint. The sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the deciding 10-point match tiebreaker. It was their first US Open match since 2022.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
2 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Globe and Mail
CNN
NY Post
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
Serena and Venus Williams sisters lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open
straightforward match recap focusing on the loss · neutral
NY Post
Serena, Venus Williams' US Open doubles journey ends in tiebreaker crusher
emotional fan experience over match outcome · positive
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Globe and Mail+33.9 h
- NY Post+34.4 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Globe and Mail and CNN use near-identical wire copy framing the collapse as a loss; NY Post frames it as peak drama and a triumph for fans, downplaying the defeat.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Serena and Venus Williams lose in their comeback to the U.S. Open”
“Serena and Venus Williams sisters lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open”
“Serena, Venus Williams' US Open doubles journey ends in tiebreaker crusher”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Approximately 24,000 fans packed Arthur Ashe Stadium for the match
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