Updates from the encounter on Rod Laver Arena Get in touch on email or via Twitter @mike_hytner 2.05am GMT First set: Williams* 3-2 Bencic (*denotes server): Venus wastes no time at all in edging ahead once more after Bencic is out on game point. The American may have played just once since reaching the WTA Finals decider in October (when she lost to Caroline Wozniacki) but she’s hit the ground running here. 2.02am GMT First set: Williams 2-2 Bencic* (*denotes server): Bencic is brilliant at 30-15 up, countering a ferocious crosscourt Venus forehand with one of her own down the line. She lets out a roar of celebration, before going to on to hold once more. Still nothing to separate this pair, four games in. Continue reading…
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