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Venus remains winless in Toronto

Associated Press

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

TORONTO -- Venus Williams' tuneup for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup. Williams, seeded third, lost to an opponent ranked No. 64. Williams was playing at this tournament for the first time since 1997 when she was 17. She has lost all three of her matches at the Rogers Cup. "I was definitely expecting to play well and to go very far in the tournament," Williams said. "I've got a l ...

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