Former world primary Venus Williams misplaced her tenth singles match in a row as she was crushed 6-2 6-4 by Kaitlin Quevedo on the Madrid Open.
Williams, 45, is the primary former primary to lose 10 matches in a row because the rankings have been first printed in 1975.
The veteran final gained a match final July when beating fellow American Peyton Stearns on the Washington Open.
Williams gained Wimbledon 5 occasions between 2000 and 2008 and in addition gained the US Open twice. She holds the document for many appearances at a Grand Slam, with this yr’s Australian Open her ninety fifth event.
Her youthful sister Serena, 44, has not performed because the 2022 US Open however has not formally retired.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is eligible to play once more after re-entering the out-of-comptetition drug testing pool however she has not introduced an official return.
In distinction, 20-year-old Quevedo of Spain is ranked 140 on this planet and was enjoying in her first WTS 1000 match.
The wildcard got here from 3-0 down within the second set to defeat 2010 finalist Williams, who had gained six of her eight Grand Slam titles earlier than her opponent was born.
