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Venus Williams had to say goodbye to Wimbledon in the first round, after the loss in straight sets against Elina Svitolina. The legendary American champion led 2-0, but a fall and subsequent injury compromised her matches.At the end of the match, Venus got angry with thechair umpire, after she lost the match on a questionable call from Hawkeye.
The five-time Wimbledon champion refused to shake umpire Marija Cicak’s hand, following her loss.
What happened
At match point Elina Svitolina shot wide of her. But challenge revealed that Svitolina’s ball had indeed taken the line and the umpire, by overruling, ended the match.
Venus, incredulous, expected to repeat the point, disliking the umpire’s decision and refusing to shake hands.She said after the match in the press conference: “I didn’t completely agree with the call, it was just that kind of day.
The grass is going to be inherently slippery. You’re going to fall at some point. It was just bad luck for me. I started the match perfectly. I was literally killing it, then I got killed by weed.It’s not funny right now. I felt like I was in great shape going into this tournament and in great shape going into the…
