Williams & Fernandez Reach Doubles Quarter-finals

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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Venus Williams continued her dream tally astatine nan US Open by reaching nan women's doubles quarter-finals alongside Leylah Fernadez.

The 45-year-old American and her 22-year-old Canadian partner upset 12th seeds Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-1 successful 74 minutes connected Louis Armstrong Stadium.

The pair, awarded a wildcard into nan draw, person now knocked retired 2 seeded pairs and are yet to driblet a group successful immoderate of their 3 victories.

Cheered connected by a partisan crowd, Williams and Fernandez raced to a 3-0 lead successful nan first group earlier being hauled backmost by their opponents, but different break allowed Williams to past service retired for nan first set.

The American-Canadian duo looked crisp pinch Fernandez poaching good astatine nan net, and they collapsed Zhang again successful nan 3rd crippled of nan 2nd set.

As successful nan first set, they were pegged backmost but erstwhile again responded by breaking Zhang and wrapped up triumph erstwhile Fernandez intercepted astatine nan nett pinch a smart volley.

Williams, a seven-time singles and 14-time women's doubles Grand Slam champion, is playing her 25th US Open.

She won nan first of her 2 women's doubles titles successful New York pinch younger sister Serena successful 1999, 3 years earlier Fernandez was born.

Addressing Williams successful her on-court interview, Fernandez said: "Seeing you play connected tribunal pinch nan aforesaid large grin you had backmost past is truthful inspirational and motivates maine to support going. I emotion that you emotion tennis."

It is nan first clip that Williams has reached nan quarter-finals of a awesome since winning nan Wimbledon title, again alongside Serena, successful 2016.

Asked if she had a connection for her younger sibling, Williams joked: "She's truthful happy for Leylah and I, she's fixed america proposal and we conscionable request her successful nan box, truthful my connection is 'Serena, you request to show up!'"

Their quarter-final opponents could beryllium apical seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, whose third-round lucifer had not begun erstwhile Williams and Fernandez near nan tribunal having signed autographs for their waiting supporters.

For Alexandrova, it was nan 2nd conclusion of nan time connected Louis Armstrong Stadium, having earlier been knocked retired of nan singles by Iga Swiatek connected nan aforesaid court.