No. 11-seeded Anne Keothavong took a quick straight-set victory Tuesday before rains suspended play at the $220,000 Aegon Classic tournament in England. Keothavong needed just an hour to dispatch Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-2 in first-round play at the grass-court tuneup for Wimbledon.

After a marathon first set lasting longer than many of her matches, defending champion Venus Williams overcame another erratic performance and pulled away to beat Anne Keothavong 7-5, 6-2 and reach the third round of Wimbledon.