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Former world number one Venus Williams lost her 10th singles match in a row as she was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Kaitlin Quevedo at the Madrid Open.<\/b><\/p>\n
Williams, 45, is the first former number one to lose 10 matches in a row since the rankings were first published in 1975.<\/p>\n
The veteran last won a match last July<\/a> when beating fellow American Peyton Stearns at the Washington Open.<\/p>\n Williams won Wimbledon five times between 2000 and 2008 and also won the US Open twice. She holds the record for most appearances at a Grand Slam, with this year’s Australian Open her 95th tournament.<\/a><\/p>\n Her younger sister Serena, 44, has not played since the 2022 US Open but has not officially retired.<\/p>\n The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is eligible to play again after re-entering the out-of-comptetition drug testing pool but she has not announced an official return.<\/a><\/p>\n In contrast, 20-year-old Quevedo of Spain is ranked 140 in the world and was playing in her first WTS 1000 match.<\/p>\n The wildcard came from 3-0 down in the second set to defeat 2010 finalist Williams, who had won six of her eight Grand Slam titles before her opponent was born.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n