The age of 45 resilient by Venus Williams

Over two decades at the peak, the Williams sisters were once expected to retire at the same time. Serena stopped at the US Open 2022 at the age of 40, but Venus did not. Although two years older than her sister, no longer playing regularly, not ranked and rested for the past 16 months, she continued. I ".

5 years later, Venus has not done that. Mysterious and tight -lipped, the player who won 7 Grand Slams seemed to not want to retire from his career. A special capacity is always available for the legend born in 1980 in Washington. "If Venus wants to play, she will play ", Ein shared about the player he called "symbol " and "The person with a vision ". Venus has accepted the return in 2022, after nearly a year of absence. But at that time, she was eliminated by Canadian player Rebecca Marino (111) in the first round.

this year, the situation reversed. It was Venus and her team that took the initiative to contact Ein to ask for a special capacity from the beginning of the year. The record was closed by Citi Open two weeks ago, despite the doubts of the public about Venus will compete and not disappoint. "Venus told me that she had been practicing and ready," Ein said. This is not surprising, because the eldest sister Williams did not play after losing to Russian player Diana SHNAIDER in the first round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open in March 2024.

over the past year, Venus only "nurtured" 212,000 people subscribing YouTube channel and 2 million monitoring on her Instagram by appearing at red carpet events and fashion troops.. In addition, she also organized an in -depth class of competition and business, participating in prestigious interviews, and as commentators for TNT Sports on the occasion of Roland Garros. Venus has been fighting Sjogren autoimmune disease since 2011, having to change their diet and rest more. Recently, she also had other problems, larger: uterine fibroids, with benign tumors but could cause pain and serious effects. "So, coming back and being able to play is a great luck. I think it is a surprise because I hide the song quite well ". Venus appeared in front of the media with a bright smile, different from the times before she had been annoyed with repetitive questions, especially about her longevity. "Hello everyone! It's been a long time since we met", Venus humorously shared.

Tommy Haas, Director of Indian Wells, invited Venus to attend WTA 1000 in March, but she refused. A match performed in Charlotte on December 4 with the Australian Open Madison Keys championship published in late June. And then, on 11/7, the official information was released: The 7 -time star of the Grand Slam championship returned to WTA in Washington. In fact, 23 of the 27 players in Citi Open were not yet born when Venus started a professional career in 1994.

She also re-exported in the content of the couple today, when with compatriots Hailey Baptiste won Eugenie Bouchard-Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals in the quarter-finals. A photo from 2010 was spread: Venus, then attended an event in Washington, had double with Hailey, at that time only 8 years old. "I don't know if I have a different definition of success, in addition to trusting myself and respect my journey. No matter what, I feel I will play well " Slowness ". She participated in 13 tournaments thanks to the special capacity.

Does Venus have thought of retiring? The American tennis player seems to be cherishing something, but does not want to reveal. "I know what I want to do, but I don't want to talk about it. Now, I'm here, and who knows? Maybe there's something else. I will continue to hide the article," Venus emphasized again.