Venus Williams lost to Carla Suarez Navarro in the biggest upset so far at this year’s Australian Open.

Venus squandered a match point in the 10th game of the deciding set before losing 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. She's the highest seed to exit the tournament.

"When you go out on a court you've got to expect anything," said Venus. "I wasn't in control of the points."

"We haven't quite figured out exactly which areas went wrong. But I definitely have to credit her," Venus told reporters.

"She was super consistent and aggressive and just went for her shots."


"I don't believe in jinxes because I don't believe in witches or warlocks or magical creatures and stuff," she added when asked if she was frustrated at another early exit here after her first round loss in 2006.


Suarez Navarro, a French Open quarterfinalist last year, is making her tournament debut, while Williams suffered her second- earliest exit in 10 appearances.

"I'm very happy," the 20-year-old Suarez Navarro said in a courtside interview. "I don't know what to say."

Suarez Navarro seemed overawed as she addressed the crowd after her remarkable victory.

"Thank you very much, thank you. This is a very big court," she said.

"I don't know, I only play, I don't know what to say."

Suarez Navarro will meet another Spanish player, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, in the third round.


(via Sky Sports, photo/Rick Stevens/AP Photo, Reuters Pictures)

Goodbye Venus!