ASB Classic

Venus Williams has defied the odds once again, with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 first round win over American qualifier Katie Volynets on Monday.

Williams showed her class in the tiebreak. Games went with serve until the ninth, when Williams was broken. The opening set quickly settled into a pattern.

ASB Classic: 42-year-old Venus Williams got off to a stupendous start in 2023 after beating USA's Katie Volynets 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 on Monday.

The 20-year-old will next be up against Austria’s Julia Grabher in the Round of 16 match on Wednesday. Venus won 80 percent of points from her first serve and that made a big difference in the context of the game. Venus was a tad shoddy in the first set, but she held her nerve in the tie-break to come up trumps.

Eugenie Bouchard withdrew from the ASB Classic suddenly and she revealed the reason to be bad food poisoning shiwhc saw her visit the doctor.

She will have to wait at least another week to make a proper start to 2023. As she was getting ready to start her season in Auckland, she got hit with bad food poisoning which forced her to withdraw before her match. This is me waiting to see the doc Sunday morning."

Eugenie Bouchard had a positive start to her 2023 campaign as the Canadian clinched her first victory of the season against American Ann Li 6-4, 6-3, ...

The Canadian is [determined](https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-it-celebration-eugenie-bouchard-queen-s-life-adapting-chennai-weather-watching-serena-williams-us-open) to play more tournaments to help return to her best form. [Bouchard](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/eugenie-bouchard) has since recovered, and she went from being unranked to securing the ranking of World No. The Canadian has, however, faced a few rough years on the tour since then. She revealed after her withdrawal that she got a severe bout of food poisoning on December 31. "This is me waiting to see the doc Sunday morning." Eugenie Bouchard had a positive start to her 2023 campaign, as she beat Ann Li 6-4, 6-3 in the qualifying round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Canada's 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old ...

“One of my goals is to be more consistent, to get deeper into tournaments and see where I’m at physically, mentally and also tennis-wise.” “It’s been tougher more mentally and emotionally because you don’t really know what the future holds for you and you have these big dreams and sometimes you get knocked down and you feel like that’s the end of the journey,” she said. Fernandez beat three top-5 players, including defending champion Naomi Osaki, on her way to the 2021 US Open final where she was beaten by Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who also is in the main draw at Auckland.

Venus Williams won her first WTA Tour match for nearly two years with victory over Katie Volynets in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland.

[Eleanor Crooks](/author/eleanor-crooks) Comments [Venus Williams](/topic/venus-williams) won her first WTA Tour match for nearly two years with victory over Katie Volynets in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland. [Emma Raducanu](/topic/emma-raducanu) will begin her season on Tuesday in Auckland with a first-round clash against the older Fruhvirtova sister, 17-year-old Linda. Williams, 42, celebrated a win on the WTA Tour almost 30 years on from her first

The seven-time Grand Slam champion marked her 29th year on the WTA Tour with a victory over Katie Volynets at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. Williams ...

[tennis](http://givemesport.com/tennis) news right here on GiveMeSport. [Wimbledon](http://givemesport.com/wimbledon) 2021. [Venus Williams](http://givemesport.com/venus-williams) left [tennis](http://givemesport.com/tennis) fans stunned after kick-starting her new year with her first singles win since 2021. [working on a number of areas](https://www.givemesport.com/88091336-venus-williams-return-what-has-she-been-doing-ahead-of-potential-comeback) of her game, mainly her forehand and serve. Williams won 7-6, 6-2 and seriously impressed tennis fans around the world with her first victory since [Australian Open](http://givemesport.com/australian-open) this month after she was awarded a wildcard entry.