Venus Williams’ bid for her first winning streak since 2019 ends in a loss to Magdalena Frech in DC
July 24, 2025
Venus Williams’ bid for her first winning streak since 2019 has ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to 24th-ranked Magdalena Frech at the D.C. Open. After going up 2-1 at the start Thursday night, Williams dropped seven games in a row against Frech. Williams is 45, and her victory in the first round Tuesday against 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns made the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova was 47 in 2004. That was Williams’ first win in singles since 2023. Also on Thursday, Emma Raducanu beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.