the American venus williamswhich is not in the fields more than five monthslost this Tuesday against the Swiss Celine Naeff through 3-6, 7-6(3) and 6-2 in first round of the WTA 250 tournament on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands).
venus williamsThe 42-year-old has not competed since reaching the second round of the Auckland tournament in January, where she beat compatriot Katie Volynets before losing to China’s Zhu Lin. A hamstring injury forced him to withdraw from the Australian Open.
On Tuesday, the former world number 1 – currently ranked 696 – and five-time Wimbledon champion, was unbeaten against a 17-year-old opponent (n.202 WTA) she had never faced. The American surrendered in 2 hours and 19 minutes.
By holding her serve, Venus took the first set 6-3. On the other hand, in the second and third sets, consecutive service breaks by the Floridian benefited the young Swiss, who ended up in two sets and, with it, the match.
In addition to Venus Williams, two other Grand Slam champions are on this year’s entry list in ‘s-Hertogenbosch: two-time Australian Open champion from Belarus Victoria Azarenka and former US Open winner Canadian Bianca Andreescu.
Source: La Verdad
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