In 1997 the first participation, the Black Venus will return to New York for the 24th time. It will be the oldest on the scoreboard since 1981
28 years. So much went from the debut of Venus Williams, then 17 years old, at the US Open. A tournament that revealed to the world the qualities where as a debutant he even managed to go to the final. Who lost with n.1 in the world Martina Hingis. A Amarcord? Yes, but with a strong link with the present, given that the Black Venus will also participate in the 2025 tournament, thanks to a Wild Card. It will be his 24th participation, first since 2023. The last victory instead dates back to 2019, in the first round against Saisai Zheng.
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“Winning and losing have no age,” he told the recent Washington tournament. Where, always admitted through Wildcard, the satisfaction of beating the N.35 in the world Peyton Stearns, 21 years younger, has taken place. Although it is now a part time tennis player, the withdrawal hypothesis has not yet been officially contemplated by the largest of the Williams. Seven times Slam champion, two of which at the US Open (2000 and 2001), will return after two years to take part in a major, from n.644 in the world. It will be the oldest to do it at the US Open since 1981, when Renée Richards played at 47.
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Venus is the main name of the eight Wild Cards of the US Open. With her they received the invitation another 5 American tennis players: Clervie Ngounoue, Julieta Pareta, Caty McNally, Valerie Glozman and Alyssa Ahn. The French Caroline Garcia, a former semifinalist and the last Slam before the retreat, and the Australian Talia Gibson complete the French. Similar situation among the male Wild Cards, but with less high -sounding names. There too 6 invitations to the tennis players Tristan Boyer, Nishesh Basareddy, Brandon Holt, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic and Darwin Blanch. More, with a view of Wild Card granted each other among the federations that organize the less Wimbledon Slam (therefore Australian, French and American), the transalpine Valentin Royer and the native of Perth Tristan Schoolkate.
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