{"id":7615,"date":"2018-05-27T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=7615"},"modified":"2018-08-11T14:33:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T18:33:57","slug":"venus-williams-upset-by-qiang-wang-in-french-open-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2018\/05\/27\/venus-williams-upset-by-qiang-wang-in-french-open-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams Upset By Qiang Wang in French Open First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was anything but business as usual for former World #1 Venus Williams at the French Open<\/a> on Sunday. Qiang Wang won their first-round match, defeating Williams in straight sets \u2013 6-4, 7-5. We\u2019ve always seen Venus able to find another gear, elevate her game and find a way through. For brief periods she was able to do that, but the momentum was not hers as Wang\u2019s determination and resistance proved more than<\/p>\n

No 2017 Deja Vu<\/h3>\n

On paper, it looked like the elder Williams should dominate this match with a 2-0 head-to-head result in meet-ups with Wang.\u00a0In last year\u2019s French first round meeting, Venus won in straight sets. I wouldn’t call it an easy win \u2013 6-4, 7-6 \u2013 but Venus did what she does best. She dug in, found her A-game and moved on to the second round. Today, the look was much different. After dropping the first set 6-4, we saw Venus take the first three games of the second set with precision, nearly error free. All credit to Wang, she held serve in the fourth game to get on the board. From there, it was cruise control and Williams won only two more games. Wang\u2019s dominant forehand allowed her to take control of the points, eliminating Williams in straight sets.<\/p>\n

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