Venus Williams Issues Bold Serena Williams Call After Ending 9-Year Wait at US Open Venus Williams has been on a terrific doubles run at the US Open, but there's one thing that she feels is missing. K

Venus Williams is going strong in the US Open women’s doubles. Having beaten Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai , alongside her partner, Leylah Fernandez , Williams has entered a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time since the 2017 Wimbledon. And it’s her first doubles Slam quarterfinal since 2016. But as she quenched the 9-year-old drought, Williams decided to send a clear message to her younger sister, Serena Williams .

After winning the US Open women’s doubles round of 16 with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4, Venus Williams made it abundantly clear that she wants her sister around. During the post-match interview, she said , “She’s [Serena Williams] given us advice, and we just need her in the box. So, my message is, Serena, you need to show up.” But whil