The Royals and Wimbledon have a long history together. wherein Prince William and Kate frequently stop by the courtside to watch a few tennis matches. The late Queen Elizabeth visited Wimbledon only four times. However, the queen’s last appearance on the courtside came in 2010, also after 33 years. Venus Williams was questioned about the possibility of playing in front of the queen and upholding that English tradition prior to her arrival.

When it comes to her decisions on and off the tennis court, Venus Williams has been very outspoken. She has paved the way for the younger generation to develop their interest in athletics, along with her sister.

Venus Williams once hints she won’t curtsy to the Queen

Back in 2010, when the late Queen Elizabeth made her appearance at Wimbledon. Venus Williams was among the few tennis players who got the opportunity to meet The Majesty herself. However, when the seven-time Grand Slam champion was asked about following the English traditions and questioned whether will she curtsy to the queen.

The American tennis player said, “I might not be the best one to comment on it because I’m an American. I’m not well versed on English tradition.” She added her thoughts regarding curtsying toward the royal box and said, “Hopefully I won’t get nervous. That would be my focus. But I guess I’ll cross that bridge if it ever comes.” She talked about how she will deal with the situation without getting nervous.

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Further, Williams frustratedly said, “I don’t want to talk about curtsying anymore…” As she is not well aware of the traditions and does not fit right to speak anything where she is not well educated.

Williams stands on no curtsy rule

It has been a long-standing custom for tennis players at Wimbledon to be courteous to the royal box. However, since 2003, no such bowing or curtsying is necessary. The All England Lawn Tennis Club stopped the bowing practice and claimed that it no longer corresponded to the modern rules of the game, with the exception of the Queen and The Prince of Wales.

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The seven-time Grand Slam winner, though, believed that it would tarnish Wimbledon’s royal box tradition and cut into that history. Notably, since then, the bowing down tradition is kept out of the Wimbledon courts.