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Venus makes quick work of Strycova in Montreal
- Updated: July 28, 2016
8:15 PM ET
MONTREAL — Venus Williams opened play in the Rogers Cup on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Barbora Strycova.
Playing her last event before the Rio Olympics, Williams, 36, finished off Strycova in 58 minutes. Williams was coming a loss to Britain’s Johanna Konta on Sunday in the final of the Bank of the West Classic in California.
“It was definitely more straightforward than some of our other matches,” Williams said. “I’m never happy with my matches. Even an easy scoreline is never enough. But it’s about figuring out how to win instead of playing perfect.”
Williams, seeded sixth, gave up 10 points in the 24-minute …
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