July 12, 2025
This would be the 45-year-old’s first official match in additional than a 12 months.
Tennis legend Venus Williams will return to skilled tennis on the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
The occasion is about to happen July 21 to 27 in Washington, DC. The tennis icon, now 45, seven-time Grand Slam champion accepted an invite to compete in the principle draw as a wild card, the Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation introduced. This would be the 45-year-old’s first official match in additional than a 12 months. Williams final appeared on the WTA circuit on the Miami Open in March 2024.
The Olympian has been listed as inactive on the WTA’s official web site. She spoke about her pleasure to return to the fold and her love of DC.
“There’s one thing really particular about DC: the vitality, the followers, the historical past,” Williams said in a press launch from the event organizers. “This metropolis has at all times proven me a lot love, and I can’t wait to compete there once more.”
Mark Ein, chairman of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, talked concerning the pleasure surrounding Williams’s return.
“She has impressed folks world wide together with her accomplishments on the courtroom and her visionary impression off the courtroom,” Ein stated. “I understand how a lot it means to our DC followers and group to have the ability to watch her compete in individual this summer time.”
Her final Grand Slam appearances had been in 2023, the place she exited early at each Wimbledon and the US Open. The upcoming DC Open, a WTA 500 occasion, will provide Williams the chance to compete towards top-tier gamers. Different notable gamers anticipated to take part embody Jessica Pegula, Naomi Osaka, and Emma Raducanu.
Off of the tennis courtroom, Williams continues to broaden her profession choices. It was not too long ago introduced Venus will host a brand new podcast on X alongside her champion sister, Serena Williams. The “Unfiltered Fact” podcast is about to launch in August 2025. There was some controversy over the sisters utilizing the Elon Musk platform to host their podcast.
Venus and Serena promise open and candid discussions about all subjects and interviews with “visionaries, creators, and rulebreakers.”
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