Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez advance to U.S. Open doubles quarterfinals, marking Williams' first since 2016.

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez advanced to the U.S. Open women's doubles quarterfinals, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4. This marks Williams' first Grand Slam doubles quarterfinal since 2016. The pair, who only started playing together recently, are undefeated in three matches. Williams, 45, has praised Fernandez and invited sister Serena to attend their matches. The duo could face top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova next.