Venus Williams taking it 'one week at a time' after 17th loss in a row
- On Monday, 46-year-old former world number one Venus Williams suffered her 17th consecutive singles loss, falling in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to American Mary Stoiana in the Hong Kong Open opening round.
- Williams, a Grand Slam singles champion, has not won a singles match since July 2025; recent straight-sets defeats include losses at the Guangzhou Open to Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger and to Sofia Kenin.
- Stoiana, 23, remained composed despite a crowd favoring Williams, as the American struggled with her serve, which was broken twice in both sets without threatening Stoiana's serve.
- Asked about tennis plans for 2027, Williams said she was taking it "one week at a time," adding that she and her sister, Serena, have "always motivated each other."
- Williams remains in the doubles draw in Hong Kong alongside partner Yifan, having previously reached the Guangzhou Open doubles semifinals with Indonesia's Janice Tjen.
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The AMERICAN lost her 17th match in a row.
46-year-old American Venus Williams lost to her 114th-ranked compatriot Mary Stoyan at the start of the WTA tournament in Hong Kong
46-year-old American Venus Williams lost to her 114th-ranked compatriot Mary Stoyan at the start of the WTA tournament in Hong Kong.The match ended with the score 6:2, 6:3 in favor of Stoyana.For Williams, who received a wild...
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Venus Williams taking it 'one week at a time' after 17th loss in a row
The 46-year-old former world number one went down 6-2, 6-3 to fellow American Mary Stoiana in the opening round. Williams, now ranked 597, let out a yell and stumbled when chasing a return in the first set, just about managing to stay on her feet but going down 5-2. Stoiana, who is ranked 113, faced a crowd heavily in her opponent's favour but refused to relent in the second set to condemn Williams to another early exit. Williams, a seven-time G…
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