Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros -Venus Williams of the U.S. vs Louisa Chirico of the U.S. - Paris, France - 26/05/16. Williams serves. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Open has not produced a lot of happy memories for Venus Williams in recent times, but now that she's reached the third round for the first time in six years, the American hopes her 2016 adventure won't come to an abrupt end.
"It feels like I want to keep going. At this stage in my life, in my career, it's like you don't want to lose early," the seven-times grand slam champion said after walloping fellow American Louisa Chirico 6-2 6-1.
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