Fans criticise Williams for not shaking umpires' hand after Svitolina defeat

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Venus Williams walked past the umpire without shaking hands Wimbledon

Venus Williams crashed out in the first round of her 24th appearance at Wimbledon with a straight-set defeat to Elina Svitolina.behaviour after the deciding point.Williams was far from pleased with what had happenedCredit: bbc sportThe clash against Svitolina was by no means easy for Williams as she went down injured in the third game of the first set.Williams was able to get back up and continue shortly after, but her Ukrainian opponent went on to win the set 6-4.

With disappointment on her face clear to see, Williams looked towards umpire Marija Cicak and shook her head before opting not to shake hands.

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