Williams sisters avoid $100,000 in fines after US Open doubles defeat
TAMARA PRENN IN NEW YORK: The superstar siblings were obligated to speak to the press after their three-hour battle against Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching.
TL;DR
- Serena and Venus Williams avoided a combined $100,000 fine after their US Open doubles defeat.
- Players are typically fined up to $50,000 for skipping mandatory press conferences unless on reasonable grounds like illness or injury.
- The US Open confirmed neither sister would receive a fine.
- Serena had previously claimed a knee tweak at Wimbledon, which impacted her doubles debut.
- Venus spoke to the press after her singles exit earlier in the week.
- The sisters lost their doubles match to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching in three sets.