She reached the third round at the Australian Open as No. 31 seed , where she lost to No. 8 seed Venus Williams 7-6 ( 0 ) 6-4 , having led 5-3 in the first set . She reached the third round at the Australian Open as No. 31 seed , where she lost to No. 8 seed Venus Williams 7 â `` 6 ( 0 ) 6 â `` 4 , having led 5 â `` 3 in the first set .