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Earlier this month, Venus Williams made a comeback to tennis after a lengthy injury layoff. The seven-time Grand Slam champion was away from the sport since August last year owing to a leg injury. Venus opted to play in the mixed doubles at the ongoing Wimbledon Championships and teamed up with Andy Murray’s brother, Jamie Murray.

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The duo began their campaign on a winning note against Michael Venus and Alicja Rosolska. However, their run ended in the second round, losing against the British pair of Jonny O’Mara and Alicia Barnett. Recently, Venus answered some questions about her latest Wimbledon experience.

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Venus Williams enjoyed her comeback at Wimbledon Championships 2022

The former World Number 1 took to Instagram to engage in a question-and-answer session with her fans. One of the fans asked Venus, “What’s the Wimbledon gossip?”?Subsequently, the American legend replied, “I heard Venus Williams and Serena Williams played.”

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Further, another fan asked, “How was playing in Wimbledon again? We loved seeing you play.”?Replying to this, she said, “Now wasn’t that a surprise? You never know where I will pop up.”?One of the fans wanted to know about the biggest moment of joy and the biggest moment of frustration of her Wimbledon journey. Venus said, “It was all joy. I was so happy with how I played. I think we were a good team and could have gone further with a bit of luck. Great time.”

Venus inspired by Serena

The 42-year-old revealed that she was inspired by her younger sister, Serena, and the Wimbledon grass courts led her to make a comeback. She had initially arrived to watch Serena play in the singles event at Wimbledon. However, she later decided to play in mixed doubles and received a wildcard entry for it.

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It remains to be seen if Venus plays singles at the US Open later this year.

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