Still, Venus Williams was smiling when she walked into the packed stadium court for warmups.
Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka are also participating in the event in Hong Kong.
Venus Williams is proving she is a force both on and off the courts.
In the women's tournament, Venus Williams advanced to the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska.
Golovin, who beat home favourite Venus Williams in the previous round, is trying to win her first title.
The group who met the Queen also included Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick.
Meanwhile, Serena and her sister Venus Williams have aged, growing vulnerable to injury, disease and a cluster of younger opponents.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist, Venus Williams, spoke on behalf of Team USA and graciously thanked the WNBA for the honor.
Three time champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario dumped an error-prone Venus Williams out of the French Open to progress to the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, in the women's event, Australia's Samantha Stosur set up a clash with Venus Williams after defeating Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-6 6-2.
Neither did Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, Venus Williams or Lindsay Davenport.
For instance, Serena and Venus Williams grew up in Compton, Calif.
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Venus Williams took advantage of Cornet's double-fault to end the first set.
Bartoli, who recently won the Stanford title beating Venus Williams in the final, said her Belgian opponent showed little sign of her layoff.
In the women's tournament, American third seed Venus Williams cruised into the fourth round with a 6-1 6-4 romp over Italy's Roberta Vinci.
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Elsewhere, second seed Venus Williams faces Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder, while defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia opens her campaign against Romania's Sorana Cirstea.
Three-time Miami champion Venus Williams continued her winning comeback from longterm illness, beating fellow former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-2.
Four-time grand slam champion Sharapova, an Australian Open winner in 2008, could face U.S. former world No. 1 Venus Williams in the third round.
Sixth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany ended Venus Williams dreams of a third U.S. Open title with a 6-2 5-7 7-5 win over the American.
And should she get a wildcard for next year's event and find herself drawn against champion Venus Williams, Robson will not be lacking in confidence.
"I was really pleased the way I started, " said Ivanovic, who followed fellow former world No. 1s Serena and Venus Williams in exiting the tournament.
Second seed Venus Williams, who has never won at Roland Garros, also began her campaign with a comfortable victory, 6-3 6-3 over Swiss veteran Patty Schynder.
Stringers say Serena and Venus Williams along with Kim Clijsters are among the few top players left still playing with a full racket head of gut.
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Klitschko credits his relationship with his brother -- sometimes compared to that of the tennis world's champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams -- for his success.
Top seed Venus Williams faces Slovakia's Janette Husarova on Wednesday, who reached the second round with a 6-3 6-1 triumph Tuesday over Italy's Adriana Serra Zanetti.
Peer progressed to a match-up with Venus Williams as Li, who reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, retired with a back injury when trailing 5-7 0-3.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Serena Williams routed Venus Williams 6-1, 6-2 at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, the most one-sided match in the sisters' long rivalry.
Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters and Serena and Venus Williams each won at least five titles and 86% of their matches in the year after reaching the top.
Fourth seed Sharapova, who could face a semi-final match-up with Venus Williams, lived up to a fearsome reputation with an exemplary display against an opponent 10 years older.
At the Hopman Cup in Perth, Venus Williams continued her fine form as the United States beat France 2-1 for their second victory in the mixed team event.
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