Venus tumbles out of first round in Australia

Ekaterina Makarova completed a notable double in knocking Venus Williams out of the Australian Open in the first round.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2014 - 07:16

Ekaterina Makarova completed a notable double in knocking Venus Williams out of the Australian Open in the first round.

Two years ago the Russian produced a stunning win over Serena Williams in the fourth round in Melbourne and on Monday she fought back impressively to beat Venus 2-6 6-4 6-4.

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