Serena and Venus Williams knocked out of doubles' play by Czech duo at US Open

Serena Williams and Venus Williams lost in straight sets to Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic at the US Open on Thursday.

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Lucie Hradecká in the main round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

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The 23-time huge homerun singles and 14-time duplicates champion is as yet set to play against Australia's

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he Czech Republic couple of Nosková, 17, and Hradecká, 37, high level to the subsequent round, winning 7-6(5), 6-4.

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Hradecká shared with the 23,000 or more fans in an on-court interview minutes after the match.

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The Williams team began well and had two set focuses with a 5-4 lead in the first

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They last played copies together in the 2018 French Open, when they arrived at the round of 16.

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