Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday.
With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius and an opponent making her WTA debut to win the first set before losing a second-set tiebreaker and wilting in the decider.
"Amazing. I cannot believe I had the chance to play against Venus," the Swiss teenager said on court after her victory. "She’s an amazing player and really a role model for everyone." US Venus Williams attempts to return the ball to Switzerland's Celine Naef during their women's singles match on day two of the Libema Open tennis tournament in Rosmalen on June 13, 2023. / Netherlands OUT (PhotoWilliams, now ranked No. 696, was put under pressure by Naef in the seventh game of the first set but served strongly to save two break points and take a 4-3 lead. Williams then broke Naef to love to take a 5-3 and served a love game as she reeled off 12 straight points.
Williams injured her hamstring in January in Auckland. She broke first in the second set but Naef fought back to force the tiebreaker and dominated the deciding set.
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