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Tennis: Venus Williams falls in the first round of the US OpenPhoto by Andres Idda Bianchi on Pexels
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Tennis: Venus Williams falls in the first round of the US Open

Maisfutebol31 August 2026 at 11:28

The American veteran tennis player Venus Williams, 46 years old, was eliminated in the first round of the US Open after losing to Sofia Kenin with a score of 2-0.

The defeat marks another early elimination for the former world number one, who has been a seven-time Grand Slam champion and reached the US Open final in 1997.

Sofia Kenin, her opponent, managed to advance to the next round thanks to this victory against the American tennis legend.

This result exemplifies the difficulties that Venus Williams has been facing in recent years, at a late stage of her career on the professional tennis circuit.

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