Venus Williams beat a player in the world’s top 20 for the first time in four years and advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati tennis tournament.
The 43-year-old American defeated the number 16 seeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova on Monday (local time) after being 4-1 down in both sets 6-4, 7-5.
Since 2019, the seven-time Grand Slam winner had lost ten games in a row against top 20 players.
After the match, which had to be interrupted twice because of the rain, Williams was relieved. “Today’s satisfaction definitely comes from all the work it takes to even be here.”
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2023-08-15 08:57:17
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