Venus Williams (NYSE:WMB) stayed winless for 2020 with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 misfortune to Slovakian qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday in the first round of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.
Williams, 39, lost to Coco Gauff in the first round of the Australian Open a month ago, and she tumbled to Slovenia's Kaja Juvan a week ago in Acapulco, Mexico.
Schmiedlova, 25, has been eased back lately by wounds. She hadn't won a primary draw WTA competition coordinate since June, however she posted two Fed Cup triumphs not long ago.
In the mean time, fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens at last earned her first triumph of 2020 in her fifth endeavor. In an every single United State matchup, Stephens crushed 497th-positioned Emma Navarro 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.
Other first-round champs in Monterrey included 6th seeded Rebecca Peterson of Sweden, eight-seeded Yafan Wang of China, ninth-seeded Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, Astra Sharma of Australia and Olga Govortsova of Belarus
