NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women’s doubles final for the first time in a decade.
NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women’s doubles final for the first time in a decade. The fourth-seeded Americans beat No. 13-seeded Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2 in the semifinals Thursday. The Williams sisters are aiming for their 10th career Grand Slam doubles title as a pair and third this season. Their only U.S. Open doubles championship came in 1999. They are 9-0 in major doubles finals. The other semifinal, scheduled for Friday, pits the defending champions and top-seeded pair of Cara Black and Liezel Huber against the third-seeded team of Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs. The final is Sunday. ______ In photo: Venus Williams, left, of the United States, slaps hands with her sister Serena during their doubles match against Alisa Kleybanova, of Russia, and Ekaterina Makarova, of Russia, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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