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Venus Williams falls in US Open first round again
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Venus Williams falls in US Open first round again

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Venus Williams lost to Sofia Kenin 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the US Open first round.
  • The 46-year-old Williams had seven set points in the second set but could not convert them.
  • The defeat extended Williams' run of first-round losses at the tournament to five, while Kenin, ranked 110th, defeated Williams, ranked 618th.

Venus Williams' latest US Open campaign ended in the first round, despite a dramatic late fightback in the second set against fellow American Sofia Kenin.

Kenin won 6-2, 7-6 (6), handing Williams her fifth consecutive first-round defeat at the tournament. Williams, 46, had fallen behind 4-2 in the second set before moving ahead 5-4 and reaching 40-0.

She then held a 6-2 lead in the tiebreak, but Kenin recovered to close out the match. The match began at 12:13 a.m., making it the latest start in US Open history, according to the report.

Williams won the US Open in 1999 and 2009. She has also claimed four Australian Open titles, two French Open titles and six Wimbledon championships. Her most recent victory came in July 2025 against fellow American Peyton Stearns.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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