Venus Williams, eliminated by Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas

Venus Williams suffered another defeat on Tuesday, losing in the first round of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, with a score of 4-6, 1-6.

At 45 years old, Williams has a disappointing record of 0-4 this season, including a previous loss at the Australian Open against Serbian Olga Danilovic. This is the seventh consecutive singles defeat for the seven-time Grand Slam champion, starting with the matches lost last summer at Cincinnati and the US Open. In the quarterfinals, Tomljanovic will face the second seed, Iva Jovic.