Aug 6, 2018; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams of the United States hits a shot against Caroline Dolehide of the United States (not pictured) in the Rogers Cup tennis tournament. Eric Bolte—USA TODAY Sports
Venus Williams avoided an upset at the hands of fellow American Caroline Dolehide, holding off the 19-year-old 7-5, 6-1 to claim her first round match at the Rogers Cup on Monday.
Williams, coming off a disappointing quarter-final loss at the Silicon Valley Classic last week, fell down a break early but recovered to turn back her dangerous opponent.
