Venus Williams, who returned to tennis last month after being away from the sport for more than a year, lost to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.

Venus Williams remained upbeat after her first-round loss in Cincinnati, saying she now feels healthy enough to focus ahead of the US Open.

The 22-year-old Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, who reached her first WTA 1000 quarter-final at the Canadian Open, was not born when Venus Williams won the first four Majors of her career