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There will be no farewell grand slam title in doubles for Serena Williams<\/strong> <\/a>after she and sister Venus lost in the first round of the US Open.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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The sisters decided to give it one last whirl four years after their last slam appearance together and six years on from the most recent of their 14 titles.<\/p>\n

But the old magic was not quite there and they fell to a 6(5)-7 4-6 loss to the Czech duo of 37-year-old Lucie Hradecka and 17-year-old Linda Noskova.<\/p>\n

The match was surely the first opening-round doubles contest ever to begin a night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n

When it was announced Serena and Venus would be playing doubles, it had appeared this might be the former\u2019s last match.<\/p>\n

But her success in singles gave this contest a slightly different complexion.<\/p>\n

The competitive desire was very much there, and Serena again looked sharp both from the back of the court and at the net.<\/p>\n

But Hradecka and Noskova hung on and then seized their chance in the tie-break, Hradecka threading a fine pass down the line on set-point to virtual silence.<\/p>\n

She was emerging as the key player against her fellow veterans.<\/p>\n

Although Serena and Venus retrieved an early break to get back to 4-4, a break of the Serena serve settled the contest.<\/p>\n

Serena will now concentrate solely on trying to extend her final tournament in singles, where she will take on Australia\u2019s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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