“The legendary American has not played in Melbourne for five years”, — write: sport.ua
45-year-old American tennis player Venus Williams will play on Australian Open 2026.
The organizers of the major in Melbourne gave the legendary American a wild card.
Venus has played in the Australian Open final twice and lost to her sister Serena twice (in 2003 and 2017).
Williams Sr will compete at the Aus Open for the first time since 2021. Then she got to the second round, where she lost crushingly to Sara Errani 1:6, 0:6.
In the Aus Open doubles, Venus Williams became the champion five times: in 2001, 2003, 2009 and 2010.
The 2026 Australian Open will be held in Melbourne from January 18 to February 1.
