MELBOURNE, Australia (AP). – At the age of 45 Venus Williamsseven-time Grand Slam singles champion, has received an invitation to take part Australian Openwhich begins in Melbourne on the 18th of this month. The tournament announced on Friday that Williams would be returning to Melbourne Park, 28 years after her first appearance. In 1998, she defeated her younger sister Serena in the second round before losing to compatriot Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.
Venus announced this in November He would play two weeks before the Australian Open in Auckland, New Zealand, where he also received an invitation. The Australian Open announced that Williams would also take part in a tournament in Hobart, Australia, a week later and shortly before the tournament began at Melbourne Park.
Her last appearance in Melbourne was in 2021 and she was twice runner-up in the women’s singles tournament, having lost to Serena in the finals in 2003 and 2017.
Williams’ record at Melbourne Park is 54 wins and 21 losses. This year marks his twenty-second appearance in the main draw.
According to the tournament, Williams will become the oldest woman to compete in the main draw of the Australian Open, surpassing the previous record set by Japan’s Kimiko Date, who was 44 when she lost in the first round at Melbourne Park in 2015.
In late December, Williams married Danish model and actor Andrea Preti in Palm Beach, Florida.
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