Paris:
Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion seeded 30th, lost 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 Sunday to 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland, who never has been past the second round of a major tournament.
The quick exit for the 32-year-old Williams came a year after her younger sister Serena was upset in the first round at Roland Garros.
Radwanska also has a sister who plays professional tennis, Agnieszka, who beat Venus in the second round at the French Open last year.
Venus Williams now has two first-round losses in the past four Grand Slam tournaments.
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