The 46-year-old former world number one Venus Williams went down 6-2, 6-3 to fellow American Mary Stoiana in the Hong Kong Open's opening round. Venus Williams extends her win drought to 17 straight singles losses, suffering a straight-sets defeat at the Hong Kong Open. Despite the late resistance, Williams and Tjen wrapped up the contest with a 6-0, 7-5 win and stormed into the quarterfinals.