Venus Williams advanced to the U.S. Open women's doubles quarterfinals with Leylah Fernandez, her first quarterfinal appearance since 2014. The pair defeated Zhang Shuai and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-4. Serena Williams has not attended Flushing Meadows this year. A public request was made for Serena to be present in the players' box. A TikTok post showed Serena watching the match on TV, rolling her eyes and then forcing smiles when filmed. Venus returned to competition in July at the D.C. Open after a lengthy hiatus and became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match there.
"Williams' retired sibling hasn't made it to Flushing Meadows for any of this year's action so far, but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion made a plea for that to change following her and Fernandez's 6-3, 6-4 victory over Zhang Shuai and Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. "She's so happy for Leylah and I, and she's given us advice," Williams said of her sister during an on-court interview. "We just need her in the box. So, my message is: Serena, you need to show up.""
"Williams was responding to a question about a recent TikTok post by Serena in which the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is watching Williams and Fernandez on TV and rolling her eyes. Once she notices she is being filmed, however, Serena forces some humorously fake-looking smiles. "When you see your sister @Venus Williams has a new doubles partner @leylahanniefernandez and you are really happy she's winning with someone else..." the caption reads."
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