Venus Williams of the U.S. is congratulated by Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium (L) after Williams won their match at the U.S. Open tennis chammpionships in New York, August 26, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Injury-plagued Venus Williams has slipped to 60th in the world rankings but came alive with another positive start at the U.S. Open, knocking out 12th seed Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-1 6-2 on Monday.
Seven-times major winner Williams, diagnosed in 2011 with an auto-immune, fatigue inducing illness, played just 18 matches this year as she battled a lower back injury but a return to Arthur Ashe Stadium seemed just the tonic.
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