{"id":285960,"date":"2023-08-30T04:50:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=285960"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:50:31","slug":"venus-williams-knocked-out-by-greet-minnen-in-first-round-of-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/tennis\/venus-williams-knocked-out-by-greet-minnen-in-first-round-of-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams knocked out by Greet Minnen in first round of US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Venus Williams\u2019 24th US Open was brought to an abrupt end inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The two-time winner, handed a wild card at the age of 43, was beaten 6-1 6-1 in the first round by Belgian Greet Minnen.<\/p>\n
The American said: \u201cI have to give credit to my opponent, there wasn\u2019t a shot she couldn\u2019t make.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I played badly, it was just one of those days where I was unlucky.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really happy to be here. I love playing here and I really gave it my all today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur had to overcome breathing difficulties to battle past Columbia\u2019s Camila Osorio.<\/p>\n
The Tunisian had her blood pressure checked at one point before securing a 7-5 7-6 (4) victory.<\/p>\n
France\u2019s Caroline Garcia, seeded seven, suffered a shock exit, 6-4 6-1, to world number 114 Wang Yafan of China.<\/p>\n
Canadian Laylah Fernandez, the runner-up to Emma Raducanu two years ago, lost in three sets to Ekaterina Alexandrova.<\/p>\n