The Associated Press reports Venus Williams was eleminated in the first round of the Australian Open, losing 2-6, 6-0, 9-7 to Tszvetana Pironkova:
The 10th-seeded Williams sprayed 65 unforced errors, including 41 in the third set as she struggled to control her ground strokes in her first tour-level event since September.
"It happens to the best of us," Williams said. "I had so many unforced errors, I struggled to keep the ball in. I just couldn't get it right - she benefitted from my largesse.
In the meantime Lindsay Davenport cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Australian wild card entry Casey Dellacqua.
Davenport has a new coach, David DiLucia, and a difficult draw with 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in her quarter.
Go Lindsay.
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