Venus Williams won her first WTA Tour match in nearly two years
VENUS WILLIAMS won her first WTA Tour match for nearly two years with victory over Katie Volynets in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland today.
The 42-year-old, who first won a main tour match in 1994, opted against following younger sister Serena into retirement and made a winning start to 2023 by seeing off fellow American Volynets 7-6 (4) 6-2.
It ended a nine-match losing streak on the tour for Williams dating back to the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne in January 2021.
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