Venus Williams' dream shattered by Greet Minnen's commanding victory at US Open

WTA
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 at 02:43
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Greet Minnen ends Venus Williams' dream with an impressive victory of 6-1, 6-1.

The former world No. 1 took to the court in her 100th match at the US Open with a record of 81% (79-20) and two titles (2000-2001), achieved with victories over Lindsay Davenport and her sister Serena Williams.

Her most recent appearance on the WTA tour was at the Cincinnati Open, where she secured an impressive victory against the world No. 16 Veronika Kudermetova, but fell in her subsequent match against China's Zheng Qinwen.

The American was set to play against young star Mirra Andreeva in Cleveland, with whom she has a 27-year age difference, but decided to withdraw from the tournament in order to arrive at the US Open well-rested.

In Flushing Meadows, she was drawn against Paula Badosa, but the Spanish player had to withdraw due to injury before the tournament, thus concluding her 2023 season.

Facing her was world No. 97 Greet Minnen, who advanced through the qualifying rounds and entered her fourth consecutive main draw at the US Open, with her best result being the third round in 2021.Set

The first games were contested by both players with several break points in favor of each, but it was the Belgian who capitalized on the opportunities she had and took a 4-0 lead. Although Williams managed to hold her next service game, she suffered another break, giving Minnen the set 6-1.

In the second set, once again Minnen was dominant and secured two more breaks to take a 5-0 lead. Williams managed to hold her service game again, but ultimately conceded the set once more by a score of 6-1.

In the second round, she will face the 21st seed Donna Vekic, who made her debut with a victory over the American Sachia Vickery. Vickery surprised by advancing through the qualifiers and reentering the main draw of a Grand Slam after failing to qualify in her last 11 attempts in Slam qualifiers.

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