The Cinderella run of 45-year-old Venus Williams and 22-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez came to a screeching halt late Tuesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open women's doubles competition in New York.

Williams and Fernandez, who teamed up hours before the bracket was announced and captivated throngs of fans in New York, ran into the top-seeded duo of Czechia's Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend and fell 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes.

The unlikely partners won three matches, including twice over seeded teams, and packed the main stadium courts in the process.

But Siniakova and Townsend, who own a pair of Grand Slam titles (2024 Wimbledon, 2025 Australian Open) demonstrated their doubles acumen, producing 19 winners and committing only three unforced errors. They also won 2

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