CNN —Venus Williams’ record-extending 24th appearance in the US Open singles draw came to an early end on Tuesday as she suffered a heavy first-round defeat against Belgium’s Greet Minnen. “My preparation was definitely minimal,” Williams told reporters after her landmark 100th US Open match. Williams was appearing in the US Open singles draw for the 24th time. 204 Sachia Vickery, as she bids to reach the third round of a grand slam for only the second time in her career. Jabeur battles through illnessElsewhere in the women’s singles draw, last year’s runner-up Ons Jabeur struggled physically in her 7-5 7-6(7-4) win against Camila Osorio.

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Persons: Venus Williams, Belgium’s, Minnen, Williams, Arthur Ashe, ” Williams, ”, Tony Behar, ” Minnen, Sachia Vickery, Camila Osorio, Jabeur, Timothy A, Clary, ” Jabeur, “, Linda Nosková, Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia, China’s Wang Yafan Organizations: CNN, Reuters, 100th, MAG, Getty, Wimbledon, Colombian Locations: AFP, Czech