Venus Williams, 45, exits Australian Open after epic battle
Venus Williams made history as the oldest woman to ever play the Australian Open on Sunday but the 45-year-old fell at the first hurdle after an epic battle with an opponent more than 20 years her junior.Japan's Kimiko Date, who was 44 when she lost in the first round in 2015, previously held the record as the oldest woman to play singles at the Australian Open.
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Player helps ball girl after collapse at Australian Open
Zeynep Sönmez rushes to aid ballkid during Australian Open upset win
Zeynep Sönmez rushed to the aid of an ailing ballkid in an interruption to play during her first-round upset win over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday at the Australian Open. The 23-year-old Turkish qualifier was receiving serve in the ninth game of the second set when a ballkid wobbled, lost balance and stumbled backward near the umpire's chair in sunny conditions at 1573 Arena. The ballkid stood up quickly but started wobbling again, and Sönmez immediately held up her hand to suspend play.
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Tennis player interrupts Australian Open match to assist ball kid after collapse
Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sönmez recorded the biggest win of her career Sunday in Melbourne, and also found time to commit an act of kindness after a ball kid collapsed in the summer heat. As No. 11 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova served to level their first-round match, Sönmez held her hand up to stop play after seeing the ball kid fall flat on their back and quickly, but unsteadily, get back up into position. Sönmez ran over, and with the help of first the chair umpire, and then support staff, got t
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