Venus, Serena Williams fall in U.S. Open doubles opener

A rare doubles pairing of Serena Williams and Venus Williams saw the sisters lose 7-6 (5), 6-4 to the Czech duo of Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka in first-round action at the U.S. Open in New York on Thursday.

The match is expected to be the final doubles match that the sisters play together.

Noskova and Hradecka saved four of the five break points they faced and finished with a 44-29 advantage in winners.

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