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Venus Williams and Coco Gauff, 23 years apart in age, fell at the first hurdle of the French Open women's doubles on Wednesday when they lost 7-6(5) 4-6 3-6 to 13th seeds Ellen Perez and Zheng Saisai.
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Coco Gauff and Venus Williams lost in the first round of the French Open women s doubles draw.
Gauff and Williams took the first set against Ellen Perez and Saisai Zheng but couldn t build on that. Perez and Zheng rebounded to win 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3.
ESPN.com s D Arcy Maine noted this was Gauff and Williams first match as a team, with Williams filling in for an injured Caty McNally.
Thanks to a service break, the American duo jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set. Perez and Zheng held on the next game before breaking back. The same story played out in the tiebreak as Gauff and Williams gained the upper hand and went up 6-2 before their opponents fought back and made things difficult.
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Japan s Kei Nishikori reacts as he wins a point against Russia s Karen Khachanov during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Credit: The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) Two matches. Ten sets. A total of 628 points played.
Just another Grand Slam filled with five-setters for Kei Nishikori.
The former U.S. Open finalist rallied past 23rd-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the French Open after having also gone the distance to beat Italian qualifier Alessandro Giannessi in his opening match.