Venus falls short in comeback game

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 15, 2023 12:09 am

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands: Venus Williams, playing her first match since early January, went down 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to Celine Naef in the first round in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

With sister Serena — who retired last year — in the crowd, Venus Williams, who turns 43 on Saturday, started strongly, but she faded as Naef, a 17-year-old Swiss ranked 202 in the world, took her first tour victory in two hours, 18 minutes.

NOT LIKE BEFORE Venus Williams attempts to return the ball to Switzerland’s Celine Naef during their women’s singles match on Day 2 of the Libema Open tennis tournament in Rosmalen on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. PHOTO BY SANDER KONING/AFP

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