Venus eliminated

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams made her second consecutive US Open second-round exit as German sixth seed Angelique Kerber ousted the American 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, early on Friday morning.

The loss made this the first year in Williams' pro career, which began in 1997, that she has not gone past the second round in any Grand Slam tournament.

"Losing a match like this isn't a lot of fun, but that's sport," Williams said. "All I had was fight because I didn't play well."