Venus Williams Loses, Serena Advances
Published on August 29 2019 6:10 am
Last Updated on August 29 2019 7:03 am
Venus Williams lost to fifth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the second round of the U.S. Open Wednesday. It marks Venus’ earliest exit from the tournament since 2013.
However, her sister Serena Williams advanced, as did Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. For Djokovic, it was his 71st victory at the U.S. Open, tying him with Pete Sampras for the most wins.
