MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — In her first match at the Australian Open since a Williams sister was guaranteed to win the title, Venus Williams lost in the first round to Belinda Bencic and ensured it cannot happen in 2018. Venus lost last year’s final at Melbourne Park to younger sibling Serena, who clinched an Open […]
Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, saying she is not ready to return to tournament tennis. The season’s first major starts on Jan. 15 at Melbourne Park and seven-time Australian Open champion Williams will be missing it for the first time since 2011. Williams was pregnant with her first child when […]
