Venus Williams (Getty Images) Venus Williams later this month after receiving a wild card invitation for the American Open at the age of 45, gets to the historical return to the Grand Slam tennis. The last player older than Williams, who competed in singles on Flushing Meadows, was, according to the International Tennis Federation Renee Richards, which was 47 in 1981.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!The seven -time main champion of the Singles, which raised the Trophy US Open in 2000 and 2001, played the singles match in 2023 and performed in the first round. Since 2019 she has not won the singles match. The Williams has already been awarded a wild card along the event of a mixed doubles for the next week, along with a colleague of American Reilly Opelka, while playing singles starting on August 24 in New York.
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Its return is monitored by a demanding section that included surgery to remove uterine fibroids and lengthy spells from tour. Williams returned to the DC Open in July for his first match in 16 months and became the oldest woman who won the tour tour tour level tour in Wimbledon 2004. “There is no doubt that I can play tennis,” Williams said. “I’m still the same player. I’m a big hitter. That’s my brand.”
Williams also entered the Cincinnati Open via a wild card last week, even though she bowed in the opening round.The American Tennis Association also announced wild cards for American players Clernie Ngounoue, Julieta Pareja, Caty McNally, Valerie Glozman and Alyssa AHN; French Caroline Garcia, ready for her last Grand Slam; and Australian Talia Gibson.For men, wild cards went to Americans Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Vybin, Darwin Blanch, France Valentin Royer and Australian Tristan Schoolke.
