Venus Williams hits 13-game tennis losing streak with Cincinnati Open exit

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Emiliana Arango in the first round of Cincinnati Open.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Venus Williams’s losing streak in singles play has reached 13 matches.The seven-time major champion was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Emiliana Arango late on Friday in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day comalist 2 of 4La Liga: Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 seasonlist 3 of 4Head of Trump’s White House Task Force calls Infantino critics ‘jealous’list 4 of 4Arteta assures Arsenal fans over contract before Man City clashend of listThe 46-year-old Williams received a wild-card entry to the WTA 1000 event. She has not won a singles match since July 2025.Arango, a 25-year-old qualifier from Colombia ranked 95th, needed 1 hour, 5 minutes to defeat Williams on the grandstand court at Lindner Tennis Center.Williams had her serve broken in the first game of the match and faced an uphill battle the rest of the way. Arango was 4 of 5 on converting break points and won 71 percent of her first-serve points.Williams ...