SportsVenus Williams bows out of US Open after straight-sets loss to Sofia Kenin

Wildcard Sofia Kenin defeated 46-year-old compatriot Venus Williams 6-2, 7-6(6) in a US Open first-round match that began after midnight in New York, the latest start in women’s tournament history. Williams will still play the women’s doubles with her sister Serena.

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