Wimbledon, England - Venus Williams had problems with a little over an hour on Monday, if not for the vaccine arm to remove a Russian Elena Vesnina, 6-1 6-3 first round loss.
In a game that contrasted with the others, Williams, now ranked 58 after diagnosis of an autoimmune disease last summer, was an ace and then led a coup to reverse sting forcing shot 30-love in the eighth play the second set. Moments later, with a line drive that skipped the line a winner, Williams stopped in the second set 3-5.
"It was a vision of the attack on Williams, who won five singles titles here.
However, Vesnina, ranked 79, can not be denied, closing a non-refundable service of the Williams Act to win the last point dragged her to the second round. Williams was able to break his opponent has won only once. Vesnina Williams broke the service five times.
Williams had not lost the first round of Wimbledon after his first tournament here in 1997. It was his first defeat in the first round of a Grand Slam event of the Australian Open 2006.
Williams has Sjogren's syndrome, which is said to reduce energy consumption. When asked if he lacked energy as a result of the disease, Williams refused to answer questions about his health, saying simply: "I did what I could today my opponent played well.".
He added: "Life is a challenge that I'm always ready for a challenge.".
Williams retired last year U.S. Open after his diagnosis and did not return to a hard court tournament until the event in Miami in March. "It was a quarter final round three times, and reached the second round of the Open de France, where her sister Serena lost the first game.
Pressed to say whether he intended to continue playing competitively since the Olympics next month, Venus Williams said: "I feel like I was a great player, unfortunately I am a great player, I had to deal circumstances .. people usually do not have to do in this sport.
"But do not be deterred by this, so are the challenges. I have a great tennis in me. I just need the opportunity. No way I just sit and leave just because I have a hard time the first five or that are back fucking tournament. You know, not just me. "
The men defending champion, Novak Djokovic, had no problems beating former number one Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1, in the first game in the Center Court. The French Open champion Maria Xarapova also reduced in the second round, beat Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, 6-2 and 6-3.
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