Venus Williams’
hopes of winning another Olympic gold medal has crashed after the former world
No. 1 fought a tough first round battle against Belgium’s Kristen Flipkens.
After three tight
sets, the American fell hard, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Williams – a seven-time
Grand Slam champion who was seeded fifth was neck-and-neck with the unseeded
Flipkens in the first set, but managed to overcome her opponent.
She then surrendered
the second set in a fairly decisive fashion. In the third set, Williams seemed
to take control with a 4-1 lead, but experienced difficulty closing out the
match. Flipkens soon tied up the score.
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