Suarez Navarro stuns Venus

Venus Williams today became the first high-profile casualty at the Australian Open after being downed 2-6 6-3 7-5 by Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, a player ranked 40 places below her.

Venus Williams today became the first high-profile casualty at the Australian Open after being downed 2-6 6-3 7-5 by Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, a player ranked 40 places below her.

Suarez Navarro, the world number 46, is playing for the first time in Melbourne, but she showed few signs of nerves against her more illustrious opponent in their second-round clash.

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