Venus eclipsed by rising teen star

Former world number one Venus Williams was stunned after she bowed out from the French Open’s third round at the hands of 15-year-old unseeded Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva.

Former world number one Venus Williams was stunned after she bowed out from the French Open’s third round at the hands of 15-year-old unseeded Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva.

After losing the first set 6-3, the 24-year-old who has won four Grand Slams looked to have regained her composure when she breezed through the second set 6-1.

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