Venus Williams out as Keys advances in Montreal

30 July,2016 10:37 AM IST |   |  AFP

Venus Williams tumbled out in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Thursday, suffering an upset loss to Madison Keys in her final tournament before the Olympics

Venus Williams and Madison Keys


Montreal: Venus Williams tumbled out in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Thursday, suffering an upset loss to Madison Keys in her final tournament before the Olympics.


Venus Williams

The sixth-seeded Williams was beaten 6-1, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3 by 10th seed Keys, who will now face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-finals.

Williams, 36, looked well below her best as Keys raced away with the first set before forging a 3-1 lead in the second.


Madison Keys

Pavlyuchenkova earlier scored the biggest upset of the day with a three-set victory over 2014 champion and fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1.

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