The former world No 1 spent 21 weeks atop the WTA Rankings in her career and won an impressive 36 tour titles, including 14 ...

The only older woman to win a tour-level singles match was Martina Navratilova, whose last triumph came at 47 in 2004.

This was not a record, but tied for the second-highest number of seeded players losing the first round. Wimbledon, which is in England, is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

For the women's singles, 10 players lost, including U.S. player Coco Gauff, who is second-ranked in the world. This was not a record, but tied for the second-highest number of seeded players losing ...