Venus Williams is out of the French Open on the opening day of the tournament. The 2002 runner-up lost 6-4, 7-5 to Wang Qiang of China in the first round on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sunday.

Wang avenged her loss to No9 seed Williams in the first round at Roland Garros last year. The world No85 was also beaten by Williams at Wimbledon a few weeks later and had never beaten her American opponent before Sunday.

Williams has a mixed record in Paris. Sunday’s defeat was the fourth time Williams has lost in the first round of the French Open in 21 appearances, and she has not progressed beyond the fourth-round since 2006. More concerning for Williams is the fact that she also lost in the first round at the Australian Open in January. The 37-year-old did, however, reach the final of Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2017.

Of the other US players in action on Sunday, Madison Brengle also lost in the first round but there were wins for Jennifer Brady and US Open champion Sloane Stephens. In the men’s draw, Jared Donaldson won in five sets while Denis Kudla made an early exit in straight sets.