Venus Williams Pulls Off Upset Win In Birmingham Classic Opener

BIRMINGHAM, England — At age 43 and ranked No. 697, Venus Williams isn’t done quite yet — especially not on her favored surface of grass.

Williams upset 48th-ranked Camila Giorgi 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) after more than three hours at the Birmingham Classic on Monday for her first victory over a player in the top 50 in nearly four years.

Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion and five-time winner of Wimbledon singles, was out for six months because of a hamstring injury sustained in Auckland, New Zealand, in the first week of the year READ MORE

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