The organizing committee for the Australian Tennis Championship confirmed on Friday that American Venus Williams will participate in the tournament after receiving a wild card, marking her first appearance at Melbourne Park in five years.
Venus Williams’s last participation in the Australian Open, where she is a seven-time major champion, was in 2021, when she was eliminated in the second round by Italian Sara Errani.
Venus Williams seeks a title in Australia
Despite having participated in the Australian Tennis Championship 21 times before, the American has never won the title, having to settle for second place twice, after losing to her sister Serena in the finals in 2003 and 2017.
Williams, 45, said: “I am excited to return to Australia and I look forward to competing. I have enjoyed wonderful memories there, and I am grateful for the opportunity to return to a place that means so much in my career.”
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Venus Williams
Venus Williams is a renowned American professional tennis player, not a place or cultural site. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s and, along with her sister Serena, has been a dominant force in women’s tennis for over two decades, winning multiple Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold medals.
Australian Tennis Championship
The Australian Tennis Championship, now officially known as the Australian Open, is one of the world’s four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It was first held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships and has been hosted in Melbourne since 1972 at Melbourne Park, featuring a hard-court surface since 1988.
Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park is a major sports and entertainment precinct in Melbourne, Australia, best known as the home of the Australian Open tennis tournament. The complex was originally called Flinders Park when it opened in 1988, before being renamed in 1996, and its development transformed the area from former railway yards into a world-class sporting venue.
Australian Open
The Australian Open is one of tennis’s four Grand Slam tournaments, first held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships. It is held annually in Melbourne at Melbourne Park, having moved there in 1988 from its former grass courts at Kooyong.
Sara Errani
Sara Errani is an Italian professional tennis player, not a place or cultural site. She is best known for reaching the singles final at the 2012 French Open and for her exceptional success in doubles, where she and partner Roberta Vinci achieved a Career Grand Slam and held the world No. 1 ranking.
Serena
Serena is a historic hotel in Madrid, Spain, originally built in the late 19th century as a private palace. It is known for its distinctive Mudéjar architectural style, which blends Christian and Islamic design elements from Spain’s past. Today, it operates as a luxury hotel, preserving its significant cultural and architectural heritage.
Australia
Australia is a continent and nation with a history spanning over 65,000 years of continuous Indigenous culture, followed by British colonization beginning in 1788. It is known for its unique ecosystems, modern multicultural cities, and landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Uluru.
Flushing Meadows
Flushing Meadows is a large public park in Queens, New York, most famous as the site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. Its iconic structures, such as the Unisphere and the New York State Pavilion, remain as permanent legacies from those global exhibitions. The park is also home to several major cultural institutions, including the Queens Museum and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
