Venus Williams loses to teenager 28 years her junior at Guangzhou
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 13:02 · Archive
Venus Williams lost 6-2, 6-2 to 18-year-old Lilli Tagger, falling to 0-13 in singles this year.
Tennis great Venus Williams fell to 0-13 in singles matches this year at age 46 after losing 6-2, 6-2 to teenager Lilli Tagger in the Guangzhou Open first round on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Austrian Tagger was born in 2008, the year Williams won the last of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon. Their 28-year age gap was reportedly a record difference between opponents in a WTA Tour match.
Williams was playing her first singles match for two months since the U.S. Open, where she lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin. She now has lost 16 straight singles matches on tour dating back to July last year. Ranked No. 599, Williams matched the 53rd-ranked Tagger with each landing 63 per cent of their first serves, though Williams won just 60 per cent of those points and her opponent won all of hers.
Williams created no break-point chances and Tagger took four of the 16 break points she had available.
How it is being reported
- Venus Williams 0-13 in singles this year after losing to rival 28 years younger at Guangzhou OpenTennis great Venus Williams has fallen to 0-13 in singles matches this year at age 46.Clickorlando · 27 Oct, 11:57
- Venus Williams 0-13 in singles this year after losing to rival 28 years younger at Guangzhou OpenTennis great Venus Williams has fallen to 0-13 in singles matches this year at age 46.News4Jax · 27 Oct, 11:57
In this story: Venus Williams · Lilli Tagger · Guangzhou Open · WTA Tour
This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem
Comments (0)