The legend Venus Williams (410th) will not last long on the American Grand Slam. Recipient of an invitation and honored with a night session, on the huge Arthur-Ashe court, she was swept away in the first round in 1h14 by the Belgian Greet Minnen (97th): 6-1, 6-1.
The 43-year-old player, the eldest of the Williams sisters, has won the US Open twice (2000 and 2001), she has not reached the second round since 2019. The former world No. tumbled to 410th place and only sporadically plays tennis.
Last year, his sister Serena bowed out of the circuit after being eliminated in the quarterfinals. Minnen will face another American, Sachia Vickery (204th and from qualifying) on Thursday for a place in the third round. The Belgian was very moved in a press conference after her victory: “It was incredible to be able to face such a legend. I have immense respect that she’s still here at 43. It’s extraordinary !” she said.
US Open: Day 2 results
The results of the 2nd day of the US Open, disputed this Tuesday
1st round (women’s singles):
Wang Yafan (CHN) bat Caroline Garcia (FRA/N.7) 6-4, 6-1
Katie Boulter (GBR) beat Diane Parry (FRA) 6-4, 6-0
Peyton Stearns (USA) beat Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 6-3, 6-4
Clara Tauson (DEN) bat Anastasia Potapova (RUS/N.27) 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS/N.22) beat Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) bat Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Martina Trevisan (ITA) bat Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 0-6, 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (10/8)
Markéta Vondrousová (CZE/N.9) beat Han Na-Lae (KOR) 6-3, 6-0
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS/N.14) bat Claire Liu (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Tamara Korpatsch (GER) bat Irina-Camelia Begu (ROM) 6-3, 6-2
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) beat Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-4, 6-4
Madison Keys (USA/N.17) beat Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-2, 6-4
Elina Svitolina (UKR/N.26) beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 6-3, 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt Fiona Crawley (USA) 6-2, 6-4
Patricia Tig (ROM) bat Rebecca Marino (CAN) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/1)
Jessica Pegula (USA/#3) bats Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2, 6-2
Ons Jabeur (TUN/N.5) bat Maria Camila Osorio (COL) 7-5, 7-6 (7/4)
Linda Nosková (CZE) beat Madison Brengle (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Petra Martic (CRO) beats Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-2, 6-1
Marie Bouzková (CZE/N.31) beat Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 7-5, 6-4
Zheng Qinwen (CHN/N.23) bat Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 6-1, 6-0
Kaia Kanepi (EST) whip Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4
Eva Lys (GER) bat Robin Montgomery (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) beat Barbora Krejcíková (CZE/N.12) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS/N.13) bat Alycia Parks (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Sofia Kenin (USA) bat Ana Bogdan (ROM) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4
Greet Minnen (BEL) bat Venus Williams (USA) 6-1, 6-1
Sachia Vickery (USA) bat Donna Vekic (CRO/N.21) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
Karolína Plísková (CZE/N.25) beat Gabriel Ruse (ROM) 6-1, 6-4
Clara Burel (FRA) defeats Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-4, 6-3
Jodie Burrage (GBR) bt Anna Blinkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/N.2) bat Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 6-3, 6-2
