Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Venus Williams Loses in First Round at Australian Open 2026
Venus Williams, who is 45 years old, played in the Australian Open 2026 after taking a long break from tennis.
She won the first set against Olga Danilovic but lost the match in three sets.
Danilovic came back from being behind to win.
Meanwhile, Coco Gauff, a young tennis player, won her first match easily.
She will play against Danilovic next.
Venus is the oldest woman to ever play in the singles main draw at the Australian Open.
Venus Williams, 45, became the oldest woman to play in the singles main draw at the Australian Open 2026.
She lost to Olga Danilovic in the first round with a score of 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4.
Williams won the first set but Danilovic fought back to win the match.
Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, won her first-round match against Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3.
Gauff will face Danilovic in the second round.
- Who
- Venus Williams and Olga Danilovic
- What
- Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Australian Open 2026
- When
- On Sunday, with Coco Gauff's match on Monday
- Where
- At the Australian Open in Melbourne
- Why
- Olga Danilovic fought back from a 4-0 deficit in the final set to win the match
- Venus Williams
- 45-year-old, seven-time Grand Slam champion
- Olga Danilovic
- Serbian tennis player
- Match Result
- Danilovic beat Williams 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4
- Venus Williams' Return
- After a 16-month break and 5-year tournament absence
- Coco Gauff
- No. 3 seed, won her first-round match 6-2, 6-3
- Gauff's Next Match
- Against Olga Danilovic in the second round
Sources
Aus Open: Gauff brushes past Uzbekistan’s Rakhimova to reach second round
Australian Open 2026: Venus Williams becomes oldest woman to play singles main draw, loses in first round
Dark horse of Australian Open 2026: Daniil Medvedev fires early warning to Alcaraz and Sinner
