American tennis player Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, received an invitation this Wednesdayat 43 years old, to participate in the main draw of the third Grand Slam of the season, a tournament that takes place on the pitch of the All England Club, in Great Britain.
The five-time British Open champion and current number 697 in the WTA ranking He has not played the Wimbledon singles draw since 2021, although last year he did participate in the doubles of the tournament.
Williams will return to Wimbledon with the intention of playing a good role, since as part of the preparation he is playing the Birmingham tournament. In her debut in the contest, the eldest of the sisters defeated the Italian Camila Giorgi in a match that lasted for more than three hours, their first win over a ‘top 50’ since 2019.
Venus Williams won Wimbledon in 2000 (against the American Lindsay Davenport), 2001 (against the Belgian Justin Henin), 2005 (again against Lindsay Davenport), 2007 (against the French Marion Bartoli) and 2008 (against her sister Serena Williams).
Wimbledon handed out 10 invites to this year’s singles draw, including Ukrainian Elina Svitolina stands out, who missed the tournament last year due to her pregnancy. In addition, wild cars were awarded to the British Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Heather Watson; the British Ryan Peniston, Arthur Fery, Jan Choinski, George Loffhagen; and the Belgian David Goffin, number 124 in the world and former top ten.