Wimbledon is just one sleep away. This means that the players’ press conferences are released every hour. Fans always look forward to these press releases, especially ahead of the slams. Wimbledon’s latest release included one of its finest champions. It comes as no surprise that the clip already has thousands of views, a few hours after its release.

Venus Williams‘ press conference is out! The five-time Wimbledon champion spoke at lengths with the Wimbledon press. She answered plenty of questions and gave a mixed bag of responses, including her opinion on sensitive matters as well as some hilarious responses. However, her take on the Ukraine war was the one that met everyone’s eye.

Venus Williams shares her thoughts on the war

Well, the conference lasted over 10 minutes, but the most important bit was the initial couple of minutes. A journalist asked Williams about Ukrainian players and the ongoing war with Russia ahead of her first-round encounter against Elina Svitolina.

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The five-time Wimbledon winner said, “War is a nightmare. So all we can do is pray for it to end quickly. I can’t even imagine what it’s like at all.”

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This was also the first instance of Williams speaking about the war. She hasn’t played much tennis in the last couple of years, so it’s not surprising that the question was brought up so late. She will be taking on the Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina in her opening fixture at Wimbledon and fans expect it to be a blockbuster.

Does Williams stand a good chance against Svitolina?

Venus Williams has barely won any matches in 2023, but the three-set win over Camila Giorgi will do her confidence a world of good. Moreover, she also managed to push the Birmingham Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to three sets. So, there are a few positives for the former world number 1.

Svitolina, on the other hand, was off to a slow start to the season after coming back from pregnancy. However, she found her form late into the clay swing by winning a title in Strasbourg and making the Roland Garros quarterfinals. But, Svitolina did not play enough lead-ups on grass and suffered a comprehensive defeat against Linda Fruhvirtova in Birmingham, which was also her only grass court match of the season.

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Who do you think will come out on top in this much-awaited first-round encounter? Do let us know in the comments.