Venus Williams falls again at Cincinnati Open, singles skid hits 13 with 6-2, 6-2 loss to qualifier
- Venus Williams' losing streak in singles play has reached 13 matches.
- She was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Emiliana Arango in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.
- Williams has not won a singles match since July 2025.
- Arango, ranked 95th, needed 1 hour and 5 minutes to defeat Williams.
- Williams will play doubles with her sister Serena in the tournament.
Venus Williams' losing streak in singles play has reached 13 matches after being defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Emiliana Arango in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. The 46-year-old Williams received a wild-card entry to the WTA 1000 event and has not won a singles match since July 2025.
Arango, a 25-year-old qualifier from Colombia ranked 95th, needed 1 hour and 5 minutes to defeat Williams on the grandstand court at Lindner Tennis Center. Williams had her serve broken in the first game of the match and faced an uphill battle throughout.
Williams will remain in Cincinnati to play doubles with her sister, Serena, after they received a wild-card entry. They last played doubles together at the 2022 U.S. Open, and the doubles portion of the tournament starts Sunday.
维纳斯·威廉姆斯在辛辛那提公开赛中再次失利，单打连败达到13场，以6-2, 6-2不敌资格赛选手
维纳斯·威廉姆斯在辛辛那提公开赛首轮以6-2, 6-2不敌埃米莉安娜·阿兰戈，单打连败已达到13场。这位46岁的威廉姆斯获得了WTA 1000赛事的外卡，自2025年7月以来未能赢得单打比赛。
阿兰戈是一名来自哥伦比亚的25岁资格赛选手，排名第95，耗时1小时5分钟在林德纳网球中心的主场击败威廉姆斯。威廉姆斯在比赛的第一局发球被破，之后一直面临艰难的局面。
威廉姆斯将在辛辛那提继续参加双打，与她的妹妹塞雷娜搭档，二人获得了外卡。她们上次一起打双打是在2022年美国公开赛，双打赛事将于周日开始。