Williams could not overcome 27-year-old Magdalena Frech, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the tournament on Thursday, July 24. Williams has not won back-to-back matches since 2019. Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste won their first-round match in doubles play on Monday, but the duo fell short of reaching the third round.

In tennis, players win some and lose some. Some days the ball flies off the racket and they can’t miss. Some days, the ball keeps clanking off the frame. After a career that has lasted 30-plus years and is still going,

WASHINGTON — Venus Williams took the Mubadala Citi DC Open by storm.