Former world number one Venus Williams has turned down the wildcard handed to her for next month’s Indian Wells, Afrosport reports. Williams was offered a wildcard to return to Indian Wells, but the four-time Olympic champion has reportedly turned down the offer, the organisers revealed. "Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wildcard this year," a message from tournament director Tommy Haas...
The American duo of Coco Gauff and Venus Williams were the big names that crashed out of Wimbledon on the opening day on Monday. Seventh seed Gauff lost to fellow American Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 while 43-year-old Williams lost 4-6, 2-6 to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. An early break in the third game of the first set saw Kenin win the set. Gauff however hit back...
Barbora Krejcikova shocked World No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in straight sets at the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to win her first WTA title of the year and the sixth of her career. The world No. 30 ended the top seed's dominance and winning run in the Middle East as she became just the fifth player ever to defeat the top three players...
Veteran tennis player Venus Williams has been assigned a wildcard to compete at the Australian Open in January. The 42-year-old will be back in the tournament after making her debut 25 years ago. The seven-time singles Grand Slam champion reached the Australian Open final in 2003 and she lost to her sister Serena in 2017. The five-time Australian Open doubles champion expressed her joy at the...
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