Making quick work of an opponent for a change, Serena Williams wrapped up her 102nd career U.S. Open match win to break a tie with Chris Evert for the most in the professional era. But Venus Williams, who is 40, lost in the U.S. Open’s first round for the first time in 22 appearances, beaten 6-3, 7-5 by No. It is the fourth time in the past five Grand Slam tournaments that Venus exited in her opening match. Venus, who won two of her seven major singles championships in New York, was trying to become only the third woman in her 40s to win a U.S. Open singles match. As things stand, tennis players do not have a union, the way athletes in the major North American team sports do.

Source: Fox News September 02, 2020 01:52 UTC