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Venus Williams suffered a 12th straight defeat as Kamilla Rakhimova progressed past the 46-year-old in a rain-disrupted first-round clash at the National Bank Open in Toronto.
Venus Williams' difficult stretch on the WTA Tour shows no sign of ending. The 46-year-old fell to world number 82 Kamilla Rakhimova at the National Bank Open in Toronto, a result that extends her winless run to 12 consecutive defeats stretching back to July 2025.
The first-round contest was interrupted by rain, but the delay did nothing to derail Rakhimova's momentum. The Russian capitalised on the disruption to close out the match and book her place in the next round of the Canadian Open.
Despite the result, Williams praised the Toronto crowd for their unwavering backing throughout the contest. Rakhimova, meanwhile, described the encounter as a genuinely special moment in her career, acknowledging what it meant to share a court with one of the sport's most iconic figures.
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