Aww Venus Williams Crashes Out In First Round Of Olympics
Aww Venus Williams Crashes Out In First Round Of Olympics
Venus Williams’ hopes of winning another Olympic gold medal has crashed after the former world No. 1 fought a tough first round battle against Belgium’s Kristen Flipkens.
After three tight sets, the American fell hard, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Williams – a seven-time Grand Slam champion who was seeded fifth was neck-and-neck with the unseeded Flipkens in the first set, but managed to overcome her opponent.
She then surrendered the second set in a fairly decisive fashion. In the third set, Williams seemed to take control with a 4-1 lead, but experienced difficulty closing out the match. Flipkens soon tied up the score.
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