OlympicTalk · Jul 6, 2018
Venus Williams ousted at Wimbledon, one U.S. woman left
Venus Williams and Madison Keys are out of Wimbledon, leaving just two of the top 10 seeds and one American in the women’s singles draw as third-round play continues.
That one American is Serena Williams, the seven-time Wimbledon champion seeded 25th coming off maternity leave. She is currently playing Frenchwoman Kiki Mladenovic in the third round and would not play a seed before the semifinals.
That’s because No. 10 Keys was upset by Russian qualifier and mother Evgeniya Rodina 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 in the same section of the draw. Rodina was 0-15 against top-20 ranked opponents before Friday’s win.