Before the scheduled Monday’s launch of her EleVen collection for the Australian Open even happened, last year’s runner-up Venus Williams was eliminated by Belinda Bencic 6-3 7-5 on Day 1 of the tournament. The American didn’t take the loss lightly and barely communicated at the post-match press conference, even though she did admit that Bencic deserved all the credit for playing “above and beyond”.
Wearing a tank and skort from the long-awaited Aztec line, which was not made available last Monday due to technical difficulties, the fifth-seeded Williams didn’t play a bad match on Rod Laver Arena, but the world No.