Venus Williams continues to be a champion of longevity.
The previous world No. 1 Venus Williams has acquired a wild card into the principle draw of the 2023 Australian Open.
The 42-year-old famous person will make her twenty second Australian Open look a full 25 years after her 1998 Melbourne Park debut.
The Australian Open is ready for January 16-Twenty ninth and Williams says she’s pumped to play the Comfortable Slam once more.
“I’m very excited to be returning to Melbourne to compete on the Australian Open in January,” Venus Williams mentioned in an announcement. “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 likely be an honor to play for the followers once more and I’m trying ahead to creating extra reminiscences on the match this 12 months.”
Seven-time main champion Venus owns a 54-21 lifetime Australian Open document. She ended 2022 on a six-match dropping slide and didn’t win a match after her Wimbledon first-round win.
Two-time AO singles finalist Venus Williams partnered sister Serena Williams to 4 Australian Open doubles titles. Venus additionally joined forces with Justin Gimelstob to win the 1998 Australian Open combined doubles championship.
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams in a historic 2017 Australian Open last.
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