Four-time gold medallist, Venus Williams
yesterday crashed out of the Olympic tennis
tournament in Rio, losing to Belgium's Kirsten
Flipkens 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in a three-hour
centre court marathon.
"She had been ill for a few days with a
bad virus. She had an upset stomach
and she was coughing up a lot, you could
see she was really struggling,' said US
captain Mary Jo Fernandez, who faced
the media in Williams' place.
This is the first time in her career that Venus
will lose in the opening round. She's said to be
suffering with a virus and was heard coughing
during the match. She will now play in the
doubles with Serena.
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