Venus Williams loses at Indian Wells in her first match since last year’s US Open

Venus Williams played a match on tour for the first time in about six months on Thursday, and the 43-year-old owner of seven Grand Slam titles gave away the lead and the last 10 games in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 loss to qualifier Nao Hibino at the BNP Paribas Open. Williams hadn't competed anywhere since a first-round exit at the U.S. Open on Aug. 29.