Venus Williams win's over coco vandeweghe in Rome 2016

ROME, Italy
Venus Williams got off to a winning start in her campaign at the Internationali BNL d'Italia with a solid victory over fellow American coco vandeweghe, 6-4, 6-3.

In her first match since the green clay of Charleston almost a month ago, the former No.1 was drawn against the big serving No.40 Vandeweghe in the first women's match of the day at the Foro Italico. Even though they are familiar with each other as Fed Cup teammates, it was the pair's first encounter.

"I have hit with her a little bit at Fed Cup but not really sure what to expect," Williams said after the match. "I imagine that on the clay I have a little bit more advantage, just having played more matches on clay. I think that helped a lot."