Venus upset in 1st round at Memphis (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Top seed and defending champion Venus Williams was upset in the opening round of the WTA's Cellular South Cup Tuesday night by qualifier Petra Kvitova. The 17-year-old Kvitova won only the fifth WTA Tour match of her career, stunning Williams, the winner of four Wimbledon titles, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. "I am very happy," said Kvitova, of the Czech Republic.

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