
US Open: Venus Williams, Leylah Fernandez advance in doubles
NEW YORK — Venus Williams insists she is not a good doubles player. The 14 major championships she and Serena won together tell a different story. Without her younger sister by her side, Williams showed Thursday she’s still got it. Williams won a women’s doubles match at the U.S. Open for the first time in more than a decade, teaming with Leylah Fernandez to defeat the sixth-seeded pair of Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ellen Perez 7-6 (4), 6-3. READ: Leylah Fernandez advances to US Open third round When it was over, the 45-year-old Williams did her signature twirl-and-wave and called Fernandez […]... Keep on reading: US Open: Venus Williams, Leylah Fernandez advance in doubles