Tennis powerhouse Venus Williams will probably be making her twenty second look within the Australian Open subsequent month after she was granted a wild-card entry on Monday, cementing her standing as an icon within the sport.
Williams, 42, is a seven-time grand slam singles champion, however she solely performed 4 aggressive matches in 2022, dropping all 4.
A five-time Wimbledon winner with two U.S. Open titles on the singles facet, Williams can be one of many sport’s most adorned doubles gamers, accumulating one other 14 grand slam doubles titles, together with 4 in Australia.
She received the Australian Open doubles in 2001, 2003, 2009 and 2010 whereas making the singles closing in 2003 and 2017.
In the press launch asserting her wild card, Williams confirmed her plans to compete once more in Melbourne.
“I am very excited to return to Melbourne to compete at the Australian Open in January,” she stated.
“I’ve been competing within the nation for over 20 years now, and the Australian neighborhood has all the time supported me wholeheartedly.
“It will be an honor to play for the fans again, and I’m looking forward to making more memories at the tournament this year.”
It stays to be seen if she will probably be joined by her sister, Serena Williams, a seven-time singles champion on the occasion and Venus’ accomplice for her 4 doubles successes.
After her exit from the U.S. Open, Serena closely implied she was weighing up one other go down beneath, saying, “I always did love Australia.”
