venus williamswinner of 49 WTA titles, returned on Monday to compete in singles almost a year after the last time and fell in the first round of the tournament Washington against canadian Rebecca Marino through 4-6, 6-1 and 6-4.
Venus, 42, has not played since August, when she played in the Chicago tournament, and on Monday she succumbed in one hour and 53 minutes to Marino, number 111 in the world, who entered the main draw from the rankings .
The veteran American, winner of seven Grand Slam tournaments, squandered a 4-1 lead in the third set and trailed 6-4.
At the senior level, Venus Williams’ last match was in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon, paired with Britain’s Jamie Murray.
On Monday the American made his debut with victories Jessica Pegulafirst favorite, and the Romanian Simona Halepthird favorite Pegula defeated her compatriot Haley Baptiste 6-2 and 6-2, while Halep defeated the Spaniard 6-3 and 7-5 Cristina Bucca.
Source: La Verdad
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