Venus Williams has ended her US Open 2020 campaign in the first round after being eliminated by No. 20-seeded Karolina Muchova. This was the first time in 22 years that Williams didn’t make it to the second round of the tournament.
Williams, currently ranked No. 67 player in the world, was the oldest player in the draw at this year’s US Open at the age of 40. This was her 22nd appearance on the tournament, which is most for a female tennis player in the Open Era.
The match against 24-year-old Muchova didn’t start good for Williams, as she was easily routed in the first set. Williams had a good effort in the second set, but couldn’t mount a comeback and ended up on a losing end of 6-3, 7-5 result.
Despite the early exit, Williams isn’t thinking about ending her career.
“I love this game,” said Williams after the game. “I’m good at what I do.”
“It’s easy to stay motivated and excited about doing something so amazing. Not many people get to do this,” she added.
In other matches, Venus’ sister Serena Williams successfully kicked off her campaign to win the 24th Grand Slam by beating No. 264 ranked Kristie Ahn. Serena is now set to face Russian tennis player Margarita Gasparyan in the second round.
