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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kieran Jackson

Why did Venus Williams not shake hands with umpire at Wimbledon?

PA Wire

Venus Williams refused to shake hands with the chair umpire after her first-round loss at Wimbledon on Monday because she disagreed with a contentious call which ended the match.

Williams, playing in the women’s singles at the All England Club for a record 24th time, was hampered by an early slip in her match against Elina Svitolina on Centre Court and succumbed to defeat.

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