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Williamses Quietly Take Doubles Title

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 14, 2009 2:51 PM CDT

(AP) – The Williams sisters won the US Open women's doubles title this afternoon, less than 2 days after Serena's ugly exit in the singles semifinals. In an incident-free match, Serena and Venus defeated defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-2, 6-2 for their 10th career... Read full story »

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