Unlike Serena Williams, 42-Year-Old Venus Seems to Be in No Mood to Quit Tennis – ‘Immediately Booked a Court..’

Published 12/05/2022, 8:00 AM EST

Venus Williams, the seven-time Grand Slam champion, made a comeback this season. She walked out of the circuit last year around Wimbledon. Her game has changed a lot, and it seems like her leg injury has caused some damage.

She hasn’t claimed a victory by herself and has incurred multiple opening-round defeats. However, even so, Williams is keeping calm and, with a will to make a stronger comeback, is working on her game. Here’s what she said about her future plans.

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Venus Williams about working hard for a comeback

Williams recently uploaded a YouTube video sharing vital updates about her life and career. While speaking about her game, she confessed, “I love tennis and I would like to play again. I’ll let you know when exactly when, but I’ve been honestly hitting the court a lot.”

Thereafter she disclosed, “Right after that doubles match that we played at the US Open, I immediately booked a court the next day and I went to every single practice in New York.”

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“That’s been a lot of fun and I’ve been working a lot of things. Mainly my forehand,….. my serve, ……..and I’ve been working on slicing……. Umm volleys too,” she added. Venus teamed up with her younger sisters Serena to compete in the doubles of the home-based Grand Slam for one last time as the latter declared retirement.

They have claimed a total of 14 majors titles together. Therefore, the match was historic. However, as both were out of form, they failed to get past their opening-round opponents. Further, that was Venus’ last appearance since then, she hasn’t taken part in any event.

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What Williams has achieved on and off-court

The former World No 1 has 49 singles and 23 doubles titles marked under her name. Further, she has four Olympic gold medals and one silver medal. Williams proved her prowess in all three categories; singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Therefore, currently, she is only second to Serena in the WTA’s list of players with the highest prize money.

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The 42-year-old has a grip on the business sector as well. She is the owner of the clothing brand ‘EleVen’ and runs V Starr, an interior decor firm. Williams has also made some wise investments, such as in Virgin Voyages and Miami Dolphins.

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play.

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Hitesh Nigam

Unlike Serena Williams, 42-Year-Old Venus Seems to Be in No Mood to Quit Tennis – ‘Immediately Booked a Court..’

Venus Williams about working hard for a comeback

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