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Venus Williams loses 13th straight singles match at Cincinnati Open
Venus Williams lost 6-2, 6-2 to qualifier Emiliana Arango in the first round of the Cincinnati Open on Friday, extending her singles losing streak to 13 matches. The 46-year-old seven-time major champion,…
The Story in Brief
Venus Williams lost 6-2, 6-2 to qualifier Emiliana Arango in the first round of the Cincinnati Open on Friday, extending her singles losing streak to 13 matches. The 46-year-old seven-time major champion, who received a wild-card entry, has not won a singles match since July 2025.
Arango, a 25-year-old Colombian ranked 95th, converted four of five break points and won 71 per cent of her first-serve points in the one-hour-five-minute contest. Williams last won a singles match in Washington last year. She will remain in Cincinnati to play doubles with her sister Serena after receiving a wild-card entry.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative around Venus Williams often swings between pity and nostalgia, but she keeps choosing to compete at 46. While the streak is stark, her first-serve percentage (41%) and inability to convert break points are precise technical failings, not decline of will. The real test is doubles with Serena: if they can recapture even a flicker of old form, it will answer whether Venus still belongs on the WTA tour or is merely a ceremonial wild card.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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