<p>Russians Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko avenged a pair of stinging London defeats by beating Venus and Serena Williams in the women's doubles at the US Open on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Petrova and Kirilenko claimed a 6-1, 6-4 victory on Louis Armstrong Stadium court for their first victory over the American sisters, to reach the quarterfinals.<br /><br />The Williamses beat the Russians 3-6, 6-3, 9-7 in the second round at the Wimbledon championships after Kirilenko and Petrova had led 4-1 in the third set in their first meeting. The Americans went on to claim their 13th Grand Slam doubles title.<br /><br />Serena and Venus then returned to the All England Club and beat the Russian pair 7-5, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals before going on to claim their third gold medal together.<br /><br />“It feels great,” said Kirilenko. “It was a good victory for us,” added Petrova.<br /><br />The Russians said playing on the Flushing Meadows hard court rather than London grass had made a difference, giving them a better chance at returning serve and getting into the points.<br /><br />Petrova and Kirilenko were virtually immaculate with their groundstrokes, committing only three unforced errors in the match.<br /><br />“We played clean tennis, very consistent,” said Petrova, who was coming off a three-set loss to Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of singles.<br /><br />Petrova said it was good to come back the next day and win. “Especially against the Williams sisters,” Kirilenko quickly added.</p>
<p>Russians Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko avenged a pair of stinging London defeats by beating Venus and Serena Williams in the women's doubles at the US Open on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Petrova and Kirilenko claimed a 6-1, 6-4 victory on Louis Armstrong Stadium court for their first victory over the American sisters, to reach the quarterfinals.<br /><br />The Williamses beat the Russians 3-6, 6-3, 9-7 in the second round at the Wimbledon championships after Kirilenko and Petrova had led 4-1 in the third set in their first meeting. The Americans went on to claim their 13th Grand Slam doubles title.<br /><br />Serena and Venus then returned to the All England Club and beat the Russian pair 7-5, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals before going on to claim their third gold medal together.<br /><br />“It feels great,” said Kirilenko. “It was a good victory for us,” added Petrova.<br /><br />The Russians said playing on the Flushing Meadows hard court rather than London grass had made a difference, giving them a better chance at returning serve and getting into the points.<br /><br />Petrova and Kirilenko were virtually immaculate with their groundstrokes, committing only three unforced errors in the match.<br /><br />“We played clean tennis, very consistent,” said Petrova, who was coming off a three-set loss to Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of singles.<br /><br />Petrova said it was good to come back the next day and win. “Especially against the Williams sisters,” Kirilenko quickly added.</p>