Venus Williams downed No. 16 Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets Monday in the Western & Southern Open to notch her biggest win in four years.
over No. 16 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5. It's Williams' first victory over a top-20 opponent in four years., overcame deficits of 4-1 and 4-0 in the first and second sets, respectively, to advance to the round of 32.
A match plagued by rain delays – one lasting all morning prior to the match, and one in the middle of the second set– finally concluded around 6 p.m., hours later than anticipated. Williams went into the mid-match rain delay down five games to two in the second set, overwhelmingly winning five sets in a row out of the break to take the match.
At the 2023 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, Williams picked up an injury in the tournament that was similarly plagued with weather delays. Williams said mentally, she was thinking, “Oh my god I can’t let that happen again.”
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