Venus Williams picks up first win against top-20 opponent in four years
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Venus Williams rolled back the years with a vintage performance to secure her first win against a top-20 player in four years.
The 43-year-old Williams defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday.
Kudermetova is seeded 16th in the tournament and would have been expected to ease her way past Williams, but the seven-time grand slam winner had other ideas.
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