Venus loses early again at Rogers Cup
Venus Williams
Williams  ranked third  lost to an opponent ranked 64th. Williams was playing at this tournament for the first time since 1997 when she was 17. She has lost all three of her matches at the Rogers Cup.
 "I was definitely expecting to play well and to go very far in the tournament " Williams said. "It's disappointing."
 Bondarenko hadn't taken a set off the American in two previous matches.
 "I was playing really good " Bondarenko said. "The first set  I didn't know what to do with her power. The rest of the game  I just tried to keep the ball in play."
 Williams controlled the first set but couldn't shake Bondarenko  who chased down shot after shot in stifling Rexall Centre. Bondarenko won the last three games for the second set  and broke Williams once more in the third. She won 20 of 28 service points in the deciding set.
 "She played well " Williams said. "She really started playing consistently. Unfortunately I made too many errors. I would have liked to play a cleaner match."
Williams  ranked third  lost to an opponent ranked 64th. Williams was playing at this tournament for the first time since 1997 when she was 17. She has lost all three of her matches at the Rogers Cup.
 "I was definitely expecting to play well and to go very far in the tournament " Williams said. "It's disappointing."
 Bondarenko hadn't taken a set off the American in two previous matches.
 "I was playing really good " Bondarenko said. "The first set  I didn't know what to do with her power. The rest of the game  I just tried to keep the ball in play."
 Williams controlled the first set but couldn't shake Bondarenko  who chased down shot after shot in stifling Rexall Centre. Bondarenko won the last three games for the second set  and broke Williams once more in the third. She won 20 of 28 service points in the deciding set.
 "She played well " Williams said. "She really started playing consistently. Unfortunately I made too many errors. I would have liked to play a cleaner match."