Venus Williams Upsets Veroninka Kudermetova In Cincinnati
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Venus Williams scored a straight sets upset of 16th seed Veroninka Kudermetova at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open on Monday
Venus Williams scored a straight sets upset of 16th seed Veroninka Kudermetova at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open on Monday, bagging her first win over a top 20 player in four years. The 43-year-old American veteran, who was granted a wild card into this week's tournament, rallied superbly to polish off Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, whose career has spanned four different decades, showed great heart to recover from 4-1 down in the opening set before overturning a 5-1 deficit in the second to seal victory.
"I love this game, it's what I do," Williams said in on-court remarks after her victory against the Russian world number 14.
"The last few years have been difficult in terms of injuries," Williams added.
"I want to be able to be out here and be strong, and be myself and that's important to me, and I'm trying to get there."
Williams, a semi-finalist at Cincinnati in 2012, saw her match interrupted by rain before she completed her victory.
