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Williams, Boulter Win Madrid Doubles, Face Hsieh, Kenin

4/26/2026

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Katie Boulter and Venus Williams won their first-round women's doubles match at the Madrid Open, beating Jiang Xinyu and Xu Yifan 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
The pair will face Hsieh Su-wei and Sofia Kenin in the second round.
Boulter was eliminated from the singles draw on Friday.
Williams is on an 11-match singles losing streak and last won a doubles title at the US Open in September.

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Katie Boulter and Venus Williams won their first-round women's doubles match at the Madrid Open, beating Jiang Xinyu and Xu Yifan 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
The pair will face Hsieh Su-wei and Sofia Kenin in the second round.
Boulter was eliminated from the singles draw on Friday.
Williams is on an 11-match singles losing streak and last won a doubles title at the US Open in September.