Venus Williams of the USA and Leylah Fernandez of Canada react whereas taking part in in opposition to Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and Taylor Townsend of the USA throughout their Ladies’s doubles quarterfinal match of the 2025 U.S. Open
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Venus Williams bowed out of the U.S. Open after she and Canadian companion Leylah Fernandez have been outclassed by high seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1 6-2 within the girls’s doubles quarterfinals on Tuesday (September 2, 2025).
Townsend and Siniakova, reigning Australian Open champions, wanted simply 22 minutes to brush the opening set and rapidly constructed an unassailable lead within the second, breaking once more after Williams and Fernandez’s prolonged first service sport.
Regardless of the roar of assist for the North American duo from the Louis Armstrong stadium crowd, Williams and Fernandez have been overpowered, with Townsend and Siniakova dictating play from begin to end.
The victory despatched the highest seeds into the semi-finals, the place they may meet fourth seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens.
Even in defeat, the American veteran drew admiration from her opponents.
“It’s powerful to explain it in phrases, it’s a privilege. She is a legend and I actually loved it,” Siniakova mentioned of dealing with Venus, who claimed 14 Grand Slam doubles titles pairing along with her sister Serena.
American 29-year-old Townsend added: “Rising up watching Venus and Serena was an inspiration for me and my sister. We actually needed to be like them once we grew up, so it’s an honour to share the courtroom along with her at the moment.”
As Williams and Fernandez waved to the group, their Armstrong farewell reminded everybody why Venus stays one of many sport’s most enduring icons.
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