ISTANBUL - Venus Williams of the United States, who participates in the Third Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Istanbul Cup International Women's Tennis Tournament as the fourth seed, was defeated by her French opponent Aravane Rezai 2-0.
Results of the other matches on Wednesday are as follows:
Singles Second Round:
Alona Bodarenko (Ukraine) - Anastajia Sevastova (Lithuania) 2-1
Doubles Second Round
Poutchek/Yakimova (Belarus) - Bychkova/Obziler (Russia/Israel) 2-1