Video: Venus Williams still has the touch

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It wasn't Venus Williams' best day. She started strong against No. 22 seed Ekaterina Makarova, taking the first set. But her talented

Courtney Nguyen|

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It wasn't Venus Williams' best day. She started strong against No. 22 seed Ekaterina Makarova, taking the first set. But her talented opponent, who knocked out Serena Williams in the Australian Open two years ago, raised her level and battled back to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round.

But it was still an encouraging couple of weeks for Venus, who made the final at the Hobart International and showed some of her vintage aggressive form against Makarova.

Venus even sent out a reminder that, at 33, she's more than big serves and forehands. Watch her show off her feather-light touch with this forehand drop-shot winner. Here's hoping there's more where that came from.

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Published Jan 13, 2014 | Modified Jan 13, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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