Venus Williams bows out of her 26th US Open with a 1st-round loss to Sofia Kenin
Venus Williams had her 26th U.S. Open appearance delayed until after midnight
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Sportsnet · Aug 31, 2026 at 2:17 AM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 2m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 3h 25m
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Coverage
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Al JazeeraTier B
Venus Williams bows out of US Open with straight-sets defeat to Sofia Kenin(opens original report in a new tab)The 46-year-old US veteran loses to wildcard compatriot but will play in women's doubles with sister Serena Williams. — Al Jazeera
ABC NewsTier B
Venus Williams bows out of her 26th US Open with a 1st-round loss to Sofia Kenin(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Venus Williams bows out of 26th US Open with first-round loss to Sofia Kenin(opens original report in a new tab)
How coverage developed
First report from Sportsnet
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Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources
Reported by Al Jazeera
Story updateAl Jazeera joined coverage
Story updateCoverage went from 2 to 3 sources
How CurrentWire compiled this story
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 82.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 32.8 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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