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Williams loses in Germany, Osaka eases through
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was knocked out in the first round of the Bad Homburg WTA grass court event on Monday but Japan’s Naomi Osaka breezed through.
- Williams, 46, is due to play doubles with her sister Serena at Wimbledon, which starts in a week’s time, and was also given a wildcard to enter the Bad Homburg singles.
- She took her time to get going against qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, losing the opening set 6-2 before battling back to take the second 6-4.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was knocked out in the first round of the Bad Homburg WTA grass court event on Monday but Japan’s Naomi Osaka breezed through.
Williams, 46, is due to play doubles with her sister Serena at Wimbledon, which starts in a week’s time, and was also given a wildcard to enter the Bad Homburg singles.
She took her time to get going against qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, losing the opening set 6-2 before battling back to take the second 6-4.
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