{"id":626697,"date":"2025-09-02T14:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=626697"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:22:19","slug":"venus-williams-calls-out-serena-williams-to-make-us-open-2025-appearance-after-huge-win-alongside-leylah-fernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/venus-williams-calls-out-serena-williams-to-make-us-open-2025-appearance-after-huge-win-alongside-leylah-fernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams Calls Out Serena Williams to Make US Open 2025 Appearance After Huge Win Alongside Leylah Fernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As it turns out, some sisterly advice does not suffice for 14-time women&rsquo;s doubles Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. The 45-year-old needs her sister Serena Williams in the box and ready to cheer her on. After a magnificent victory over 12th seeds Ekaterina Alexandrova and Shuai Zhang in Monday&rsquo;s Round of 16 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2025 US Open<\/a>, Williams and her partner Leylah Fernandez sent a strong message to the 23-time major winner.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Match Point | Venus Williams &amp; Leylah Fernandez Make the Quarterfinals! | 2025 US Open\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpJP2gkWZvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Prior to the tournament, fans were stunned as Fernandez\/Williams formed a surprising, yet formidable duo in the doubles draw. Alongside sister Serena, Venus was among the most feared doubles specialists several years ago. On the other hand, Fernandez is a gifted Canadian southpaw. The 22-year-old is a former US Open runner-up, and currently ranked No. 30 in women&rsquo;s singles.<\/p><p>So far this week, Williams and Fernandez are yet to drop a set. They defeated 6th seeds Kichenok\/Perez and Eikeri\/Hozumi in convincing fashion to enter the last 16. There was no shortage of quality and entertainment on Monday, as the Fernandez\/Williams Express overcame its next hurdle in 74 minutes. While the pair of Alexandrova and Zhang did not do much wrong, they struggled to match the positive mindset and fierce attacks of the Canadian-American team.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">45 year old Venus Williams is back into a Grand Slam QF for the first time since 2017 (Wimbledon, in singles). <br><br>Williams and Fernandez defeat Zhang\/Alexandrova on a packed Armstrong 6-3, 6-4. <br><br>Venus&rsquo; first *doubles* Slam QF since 2016. <br><br>Incredible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/joG1AKE6D1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/joG1AKE6D1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jos&eacute; Morgado (@josemorgado) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josemorgado\/status\/1962645147650261378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&lsquo;You Need to Show Up&rsquo; &ndash; Venus to Serena Williams<\/h2><p>For a wildcard pairing, Williams and Fernandez have showcased coordination and accuracy well beyond their experience together. Venus Williams will play her first Grand Slam doubles quarterfinal since 2016; according to her, some of the credit also goes to her younger sister Serena Williams. <em>&ldquo;Honestly, I think she had a very funny Tik-Tok,&rdquo; <\/em>said the 45-year-old in front of a partisan crowd on Louis Armstrong Stadium.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"'Serena, you need to show up' &#128064; Venus Williams calls for her sister to attend her next doubles match\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrHptOFOBjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;But really, she [Serena Williams] is so happy for Leylah and I. She has given us some advice, and we just need her in the box. So my message is Serena &ndash; you need to show up.&rdquo;<\/em> As Williams and Fernandez prepare for a monumental examination against top seeds Katerina Siniakov&aacute; and Taylor Townsend, will we see the great Serena Williams on the sidelines?<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: Robert Deutsch, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Williams\/Fernandez to take on Siniakova\/Townsend in the QFs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":626700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[8015,8040,4301,8461,4936,7904,8706,4950],"class_list":["post-626697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-katerina-siniakova","tag-leylah-fernandez","tag-serena-williams","tag-taylor-townsend","tag-tennis","tag-us-open-2025","tag-venus-williams","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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