French Open Tennis Tournament: Federer wins, Venus Williams thwarts upset at French Open Tennis
French Open Tennis Tournament: Federer wins, Venus Williams thwarts upset at French Open Tennis
Venus Williams was cruising with a 6-3, 4-1 lead over her 35-year-old opponent at the French Open on Monday when suddenly everything went awry.
The double-faults piled up. The forehand errors did, too, and Williams lost six consecutive games to fall behind as a drizzle fell on Paris. The crowd was rooting for the underdog, applauding in unison every time 93rd-ranked Tzipora Obziler of Israel earned a point.
Eventually, six-time major champion Williams turned things back around and pulled out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory to reach the second round at Roland Garros before the rain grew heavier and washed out the latter part of the day’s schedule.
“I’m glad at the end that I figured it out,” said Williams, the eighth seed.
Three-time defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal was supposed to follow her on center court, but his match never began. Among those who did play Monday was No. 1 Roger Federer, who wasn’t tested much in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Sam Querrey of the United States.
The day’s most significant upset was produced by another American, 106th-ranked Wayne Odesnik, who beat No. 29 Guillermo Canas of Argentina, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-8).
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