LONDON: Five-time champion Venus Williams returned to Wimbledon a quarter of a century after her first win on the All England Club lawns but was unable to summon the old magic in a first-round defeat by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Monday .
Former world number one Williams, whose last Wimbledon title came in 2008 against sister Serena, won the opening two games but she looked in serious trouble in the next as her bandaged right knee buckled under her while she moved to intercept a volley. The 28-year-old Svitolina, who at least was born when Venus first appeared at Wimbledon, unlike 53 players in the women's draw, won four games in a row and took the opening set despite a fierce struggle to hold serve at 5-4.
The crowd offered plenty of vocal encouragement, one fan shouting"You've still got it Venus" as she fought to extend the 355th Grand Slam singles match of her career - a total surpassed only by her sister Serena .
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