Veteran tennis player Venus Williams turned back the clock on Monday as she won in the first round of WTA 250 event. The 43-year-old, who was playing with a strapped knee, beat Italian Camila Giorgi 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(6) for her first top-50 win since 2019.

Tennis: Venus Williams falls but opponent Camila Giorgi scores point and celebrates during WTA 250 - WATCH

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from her opening match at the WTA Toronto Masters on Tuesday due to lower back pain. With the US Open rapidly approaching, this has raised injury concerns.

Tennis: Osaka retires with back pain, Giorgi downs Raducanu in Toronto

Estonia`s Anett Kontaveit took a shortcut into the final of the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament as her opponent Camila Giorgi quit during the first set on Friday.

Tennis-Kontaveit into Eastbourne final as Giorgi quits

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Tennis: Venus Williams falls but opponent Camila Giorgi scores point and celebrates during WTA 250 - WATCH

Tennis: Osaka retires with back pain, Giorgi downs Raducanu in Toronto

Tennis-Kontaveit into Eastbourne final as Giorgi quits