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Serena Williams Falls in Mixed Doubles

Posted: 3:31 PM Jun 1, 2012
Reporter: AP

PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams' French Open is over after a first-round loss in mixed doubles to go with her quick exit in singles.

Playing together for the first time, Williams and Bob Bryan were
beaten 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 by Gisela Dulko and Eduardo Schwank of
Argentina at Roland Garros on Friday.

Williams was upset by 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano in singles on Tuesday, the American's only first-round loss in 47 Grand Slam
tournaments.

She hadn't played mixed doubles at a major tournament since the
1999 Australian Open, when she and Max Mirnyi of Belarus lost in
the final. Williams and Mirnyi won the 1998 Wimbledon and U.S. Open
mixed doubles championships.

Her older sister Venus watched Friday's match from the stands and said: "Serena had some bad luck."