Final Up to date: December 21, 2022, 07:30 IST
Venus Williams will roll again the years subsequent month, with the 42-year-old accepting wildcards to play in the primary attracts of each the Australian Open and the Auckland WTA tournaments, it was introduced Wednesday.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion, who final took the court docket at September’s US Open enjoying doubles together with her sister Serena, will likely be within the singles discipline in Auckland forward of the Australian Open, which begins January 16.
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It’s going to mark Venus Williams’s twenty second look at Melbourne Park, the place she made her Australian Open debut 25 years in the past and reached the finals in 2003 and 2017.
Her most up-to-date look was a second-round exit in 2021.
“I’m very excited to be returning to Melbourne to compete on the Australian Open,” Williams stated in an announcement.
“I’ve been competing in (Australia) for over 20 years now and I’m trying ahead to creating extra recollections on the event this yr.”
Williams, a former world primary, has performed hardly ever up to now few years, her singles world rating dropping to 1007th.
She’s going to heat up for Melbourne in Auckland, the place she will likely be one in all 4 Grand Slam winners within the discipline alongside former US Open champions Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens, and 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin.
“I’m trying ahead to enjoying my first event of the season in Auckland,” stated Williams, who received the event in 2015.
“The event and followers all the time make me really feel welcome, and I’m excited to compete there in January.”
The elder Williams sister has received 49 titles in her profession, together with Wimbledon 5 occasions and the US Open twice.
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