the second seed plays magdalena freck later. the 43 year old american fought tenaciously, but lost 6 3 5 7 6 3 in the last 16 at the wimbledon warm up event. williams was handed a wimbledon wildcard earlier this week, so it isn t the last we ve seen of her. 0stapenko said it was very special to beat someone she called an idol for a lot of people. lee anne pace of south africa made a two putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5 under 66 and the first round lead in the women s pga championship, the second women s major of 2023. leona maguire of ireland, the winner last week in michigan, is in a group on two under. world number one, jin young ko, and lilia vu, the only two time winner on the lpga tour this year, shot 72. defending champion gee chun was two under at the front nine, but had five bogeys on the back nine and finished at 7a. two time major winner brooke henderson of canada and ruoning yin and xiyi lin of china are a shot back from pace.