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In her second tournament since returning to the tennis court, Serena Williams and her partner, Karolina Muchova, couldn’t take down Erin Routliffe and Giuliana Olmos, who won the match 6-4, 6-4.
Williams was playing with a new partner in the Berlin Open, as Muchova joined her to form a formidable duo. However, they ran into two doubles veterans in Routliffe and Olmos, and that doubles experience played out on the court.
Williams and Muchova were never able to break Routliffe and Olmos, while Routliffe and Olmos broke Williams and Muchova once in each set. That was enough to take the victory, winning both sets by the same score to move onto the Round of 16.
Throughout the match, Williams had some strong moments, but her inexperience playing with Muchova played out at times, resulting in enough mistakes to cost the match. Of the two break points in this match, one came off Williams’ service game, and the other came on Muchova’s.
Now that she is out of the Berlin Open, Williams will turn her attention to Wimbledon, where she will play in the doubles tournament with her sister, Venus. As a doubles team, Serena and Venus have 14 major titles and haven’t lost a single match in the for grand slam tournaments.
The Sporting News tracked the score, result, and highlights from Williams’ doubles match at the Berlin Open.
Here is the current score of Williams and Muchova’s matchup with Erin Routliffe and Giuliana Olmos.
12Serena Williams & Karolina Muchova44Erin Routliffe & Giuliana Olmos66Serena Williams live updates, results, highlights from 2026 Berlin OpenSet 2
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 4-6 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe and Olmos close the match with an impressive service game, taking the match in straight sets. Williams’ tournament ends after one round.
Teamwork on point! 😤@erinroutliffe and @guguolmos defeat Muchova/Williams in straight sets. #BTO26 pic.twitter.com/62BuDxTxZo
— wta (@WTA) June 16, 2026
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 4-5 Routliffe/Olmos: Williams and Muchova fight to remain in the match thanks to Muchova’s strong service game. Routliffe and Olmos are serving for the match next.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 3-5 Routliffe/Olmos: Williams and Muchova once again threaten to break, but Olmos calms the game down with a strong finish to her service game. Olmos and Routliffe are one game away from victory.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 3-4 Routliffe/Olmos: Williams serves to a dominant game victory when she and Muchova needed it most, producing four-straight points to get a quick victory.
Serena on the attack ⚔️#BTO26 pic.twitter.com/B8DIDzq9Ih
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 16, 2026
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 2-4 Routliffe/Olmos: As she has done all match, Routliffe serves in full control as she and Olmos pick up another game off of Williams and Muchova.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 2-3 Routliffe/Olmos: A close final point doesn’t go Williams and Muchova’s way, as Routliffe and Olmos take control with another break point.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 2-2 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe and Olmos continue to control the match as they take this service game fairly easily.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 2-1 Routliffe/Olmos: With Williams serving, the game once again gets to 40-40, but Williams secures the final point in the end to keep the set on serve.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 1-1 Routliffe/Olmos: Another competitive sets ends in a Routliffe/Olmos win, with Olmos hitting the final point at 40-40. Williams and Muchova fail to secure some much-needed momentum.
Williams/Muchova 4-6, 1-0 Routliffe/Olmos: Muchova serves to hold off Routliffe and Olmos despite the game reachign 40-40. Williams and Muchova won a crucial point there to get the second set off to a good start.
Set 1
Williams/Muchova 4-6 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe successfully serves for the set as Williams and Muchova are down a set here. Routliffe executed four-straight points for an east service win.
First strike! 💥@erinroutliffe and @guguolmos take the first set 6-4 over Muchova/Williams. #BTO26 pic.twitter.com/CtoLE8mBPA
— wta (@WTA) June 16, 2026
Williams/Muchova 4-5 Routliffe/Olmos: Muchova and Williams successfully keep the set alive despite getting in trouble early in the game. The duo wins three-straight points to out the pressure back on their opponents.
Williams/Muchova 3-5 Routliffe/Olmos: With the game at 40-40, Routliffe and Olmos win the final point to keep their advantage for the game. Muchova now serves in a must-win game.
Williams/Muchova 3-4 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe and Olmos get the first break of the match off of Williams’ service game to take an advantage. Williams and Muchova didn’t offer much resistance despite serving there.
Williams/Muchova 3-3 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe and Olmos get the hold but Williams and Muchova put together perhaps their best return game of the match so far.
Williams/Muchova 3-2 Routliffe/Olmos: Muchova leads the way with a dominant service game to re-take the lead in the set. The final point comes on a nice shot down the line by Muchova to keep Routliffe and Olmos off the board.
Williams/Muchova 2-2 Routliffe/Olmos: With Olmos serving, Williams and Muchova threaten their opponents but are unable to get the break. Routliffe and Olmos weather the push to tie the set.
Williams/Muchova 2-1 Routliffe/Olmos: Williams goes down two points in her first service game, but she and Muchova bounce back with four-straight points to keep the set on serve.
Williams/Muchova 1-1 Routliffe/Olmos: Routliffe has a dominant service game to even the set at one game a piece. So far, no returning team has won a point.
Fast feet 💨@erinroutliffe | @guguolmos | #BTO26 pic.twitter.com/i9FqQAOlMR
— wta (@WTA) June 16, 2026
Williams/Muchova 1-0 Routliffe/Olmos: The Williams-Muchova duo get off to a strong start with four-straight points to get the first game of the match.
11:40 a.m.: We are underway from Berlin as Muchova is serving first.
11:25 a.m.: Williams is about to take center stage in Berlin in doubles against a team that includes Erin Routliffe, who lost to Williams last week with a different partner in Williams’ return to action.
11:15 a.m.: Muchova is excited to be playing with Williams in this tournament.
“It’s not everyday you get to see Serena again” 🫶
Stream Serena Williams & Karolina Muchova’s doubles in Berlin at approx. 11:30AM ET live on the Tennis Channel App 📲 pic.twitter.com/Qfsg5Xd3Ro
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 16, 2026
10:50 a.m.: Ahead of this match, Wimbledon announced that Serena and Venus will play together in the grand slam doubles tournament.
Back together, at Wimbledon 💚💜
Serena and Venus Williams will compete in the Ladies’ Doubles at The Championships 2026 pic.twitter.com/xrOV0yeBCJ
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 16, 2026Pre-match coverage
MORE SERENA WILLIAMS NEWS:
How to watch Serena Williams at the HSBC ChampionshipsTV channel: The Tennis Channel Live stream: fubo
Serena Williams and Karolina Muchova’s opening match will be streamed on the Tennis Channel. Fubo users must have this channel as part of their package in order to stream the match online.
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What time does Serena Williams’ match start?Date: Tuesday, June 16Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
This doubles match is set to begin on Tuesday, June 16, but the time is subject to change. Williams is expected to hit the court around 11:30 a.m. ET.