Venus Williams set for singles comeback in Washington
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 [July 22, 2022] (Reuters)
- Former world number one Venus
Williams will make her singles comeback after nearly a year at the
Citi Open in Washington, D.C. that begins next week, organisers said
on Thursday.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion accepted a wildcard for the July
30-Aug. 7 WTA 250 event a day after announcing she will also compete
at next month's WTA 1000 event in Toronto, where she will be joined
by her sister Serena.
Venus, 42, last played a singles match at the Chicago Women's Open
in August 2021, losing in the first round to Hsieh Su-Wei.
Her most recent return to the court was when she teamed up with
Britain's Jamie Murray and reached the second round in the mixed
doubles at Wimbledon.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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Venus Williams of the U.S. in action during her second round match
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