Last month the Romanian received some backlash online for sharing a post which was deemed by some as transphobic and sexiest. There was also a 2 hour and 38 minute win for Katerina Siniakova over Danielle Collins, which means she will play Elina Svitolina tomorrow. Some exquisite angles saw Suarez Navarro hold her serve in the sixth and eighth games to see her into the second round against Anett Kontaveit.Īs for Venus, it is a fourth defeat in a row and her ranking will now drop down to 64 in the world, her lowest in seven years.Īlthough one grand slam champion struggled, another one thrived as Victoria Azarenka cruised past Washington finalist Camila Giorgi.Ī 6-2 6-2 win over the Italian saw her seal a place in the second round against Dayana Yastremska, while a potential match against doubles partner Ash Barty could await in round three. There was not much difference to Venus in the second set, who despite breaking serve twice, couldn’t hold her serve as the unforced errors flowed from her racket. takes the opening set over Venus Williams, 6-4! #RC19 /EuwxrndmyN The break in the seventh game was the crucial blow to Venus’ chances as the 30 year-old sensed an opportunity to gain a good opening round win in Toronto.Īlthough the American battled well, Suarez Navarro controlled the match and converted her fifth set point to take the opening set in 45 minutes. There were early signs though that it would be Suarez Navarro who would control her aggression better as she was constructing some powerful shots.Įven though Venus was dictating play from her first serve, the second serve was more vulnerable which saw Suarez Navarro take full advantage. It was a hard-fought start to the match from both players as they had to overcome cloudy and rainy conditions to start the match. In other results 10th seed Anastasija Sevastova crashed out in the opening round to Shuai Zhang while Victoria Azarenka progressed to the next round. The Spaniard was the more consistently powerful player as her return game proved to be too much for the 39 year-old American.Ī 6-4 6-2 win means she sets up a second round Toronto clash with Anett Kontaveit while Venus Williams will drop to her lowest ranking in seven years.
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