Former world primary Venus Williams misplaced her 10th 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 for the reason that rankings have been first revealed in 1975.
The veteran last won a match last July when beating fellow American Peyton Stearns on the Washington Open.
Williams received Wimbledon 5 occasions between 2000 and 2008 and in addition received the US Open twice. She holds the report for many appearances at a Grand Slam, with this year’s Australian Open her 95th tournament.
Her youthful sister Serena, 44, has not performed for the reason that 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 announced an official return.
In distinction, 20-year-old Quevedo of Spain is ranked 140 in the world and was taking part in in her first WTS 1000 match.
The wildcard got here from 3-0 down in the second set to defeat 2010 finalist Williams, who had received six of her eight Grand Slam titles earlier than her opponent was born.
