Former world number one from the USA Venus Williams lost to Serbian tennis player Olga Danilovic (68 WTA) in the first round of the Australian Open 2026 — 7:6 (7:5), 3:6, 4:6.
The match lasted two hours and 19 minutes. Danilovic hit five aces, made one double fault, and converted five break points out of eight. The 45-year-old Williams recorded nine aces, five double faults, and converted three break points out of four.
Current world number one, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, started the competition by defeating French player Tianjiao Rakotomanga-Rajahana (118 WTA) — 6:4, 6:1. Her next opponent will be Josuan Bai from China (697 WTA).
