Posted: 04:02, 31 August 2022 | Updated: 04:09, 31 August 2022
It hasn’t been a good start to the 2022 US Open for Venus Williams, who now only has the women’s doubles tournament to look forward to. The 42-year-old has not said whether she will retire after being knocked out in the first round of the US Open playing at Arthur Ashe on Tuesday afternoon. telling reporters that “she’s focused on the double.” Williams, a back-to-back US Open champion who entered the tournament as a wild card, fell to world number 49 Alison Van Utvanck of Belgium 1-6, 6-7 (5-7). It was her first Grand Slam singles event since Wimbledon in 2021 and her first time at Flushing Meadows since 2020. She also hadn’t played in a women’s singles match this season until the Citi Open in Washington, DC in late July. Venus Williams did not say if this would be her last singles tournament after losing on Tuesday The former US Open winner fell in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck at Flushing Meadows. “It was definitely the longest time I’ve been out of tennis and without a racket in my hand,” Venus said after the loss. “So it was a whole new experience for me, trying to acclimatize as quickly as possible to be ready for the US Open. Sure, I played a lot of great points today, but it’s just, in the end, it’s just rust. “There’s nothing you can do about it except not get rusty at some point. … I definitely went out there and did the best I could under the circumstances. It marked his 23rd year playing at Flushing Meadows, but it lacked the appeal it once had. After making at least the semifinals in the tournament from 1997-2002, Venus has not made a final since ’02 and last reached the semifinals in 2017. Aphrodite quickly left the court after her defeat as the tennis icon prepares for the doubles tournament with her sister. Venus – whose world ranking is 1,504th – has not gone past the first round at the US Open since 2019, when she won just one match. She fell in the first round of the 2020 US Open to 20th seed Karolina Muchova and was absent from the 2021 tournament. The Williams sisters will continue their doubles career at this tournament, playing together in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2018 French Open. Venus told reporters it was Serena’s idea to play doubles at Queens this tournament, jokingly adding, “she’s the boss, so I do whatever she tells me to do.” The pair have not played together at Flushing Meadows since 2014, when they reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russian duo and eventual winners Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Venus and Serena are unbeaten in doubles Grand Slam tournament finals, with the most recent victory coming in 2016 on Center Court at Wimbledon. The sisters face Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka from the Czech Republic on September 1. The Williams sisters have won every Grand Slam doubles final they have played together
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title: “Venus Williams Shrugs Off Retirement Rumours Says She S Focused On Doubles With Serena Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Evelyn Sanchez”
Posted: 04:02, 31 August 2022 | Updated: 04:09, 31 August 2022
It hasn’t been a good start to the 2022 US Open for Venus Williams, who now only has the women’s doubles tournament to look forward to. The 42-year-old has not said whether she will retire after being knocked out in the first round of the US Open playing at Arthur Ashe on Tuesday afternoon. telling reporters that “she’s focused on the double.” Williams, a back-to-back US Open champion who entered the tournament as a wild card, fell to world number 49 Alison Van Utvanck of Belgium 1-6, 6-7 (5-7). It was her first Grand Slam singles event since Wimbledon in 2021 and her first time at Flushing Meadows since 2020. She also hadn’t played in a women’s singles match this season until the Citi Open in Washington, DC in late July. Venus Williams did not say if this would be her last singles tournament after losing on Tuesday The former US Open winner fell in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck at Flushing Meadows. “It was definitely the longest time I’ve been out of tennis and without a racket in my hand,” Venus said after the loss. “So it was a whole new experience for me, trying to acclimatize as quickly as possible to be ready for the US Open. Sure, I played a lot of great points today, but it’s just, in the end, it’s just rust. “There’s nothing you can do about it except not get rusty at some point. … I definitely went out there and did the best I could under the circumstances. It marked his 23rd year playing at Flushing Meadows, but it lacked the appeal it once had. After making at least the semifinals in the tournament from 1997-2002, Venus has not made a final since ’02 and last reached the semifinals in 2017. Aphrodite quickly left the court after her defeat as the tennis icon prepares for the doubles tournament with her sister. Venus – whose world ranking is 1,504th – has not gone past the first round at the US Open since 2019, when she won just one match. She fell in the first round of the 2020 US Open to 20th seed Karolina Muchova and was absent from the 2021 tournament. The Williams sisters will continue their doubles career at this tournament, playing together in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2018 French Open. Venus told reporters it was Serena’s idea to play doubles at Queens this tournament, jokingly adding, “she’s the boss, so I do whatever she tells me to do.” The pair have not played together at Flushing Meadows since 2014, when they reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russian duo and eventual winners Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Venus and Serena are unbeaten in doubles Grand Slam tournament finals, with the most recent victory coming in 2016 on Center Court at Wimbledon. The sisters face Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka from the Czech Republic on September 1. The Williams sisters have won every Grand Slam doubles final they have played together
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title: “Venus Williams Shrugs Off Retirement Rumours Says She S Focused On Doubles With Serena Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Misha Clements”
Posted: 04:02, 31 August 2022 | Updated: 04:09, 31 August 2022
It hasn’t been a good start to the 2022 US Open for Venus Williams, who now only has the women’s doubles tournament to look forward to. The 42-year-old has not said whether she will retire after being knocked out in the first round of the US Open playing at Arthur Ashe on Tuesday afternoon. telling reporters that “she’s focused on the double.” Williams, a back-to-back US Open champion who entered the tournament as a wild card, fell to world number 49 Alison Van Utvanck of Belgium 1-6, 6-7 (5-7). It was her first Grand Slam singles event since Wimbledon in 2021 and her first time at Flushing Meadows since 2020. She also hadn’t played in a women’s singles match this season until the Citi Open in Washington, DC in late July. Venus Williams did not say if this would be her last singles tournament after losing on Tuesday The former US Open winner fell in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck at Flushing Meadows. “It was definitely the longest time I’ve been out of tennis and without a racket in my hand,” Venus said after the loss. “So it was a whole new experience for me, trying to acclimatize as quickly as possible to be ready for the US Open. Sure, I played a lot of great points today, but it’s just, in the end, it’s just rust. “There’s nothing you can do about it except not get rusty at some point. … I definitely went out there and did the best I could under the circumstances. It marked his 23rd year playing at Flushing Meadows, but it lacked the appeal it once had. After making at least the semifinals in the tournament from 1997-2002, Venus has not made a final since ’02 and last reached the semifinals in 2017. Aphrodite quickly left the court after her defeat as the tennis icon prepares for the doubles tournament with her sister. Venus – whose world ranking is 1,504th – has not gone past the first round at the US Open since 2019, when she won just one match. She fell in the first round of the 2020 US Open to 20th seed Karolina Muchova and was absent from the 2021 tournament. The Williams sisters will continue their doubles career at this tournament, playing together in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2018 French Open. Venus told reporters it was Serena’s idea to play doubles at Queens this tournament, jokingly adding, “she’s the boss, so I do whatever she tells me to do.” The pair have not played together at Flushing Meadows since 2014, when they reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russian duo and eventual winners Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Venus and Serena are unbeaten in doubles Grand Slam tournament finals, with the most recent victory coming in 2016 on Center Court at Wimbledon. The sisters face Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka from the Czech Republic on September 1. The Williams sisters have won every Grand Slam doubles final they have played together
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title: “Venus Williams Shrugs Off Retirement Rumours Says She S Focused On Doubles With Serena Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Janie Tracy”
Posted: 04:02, 31 August 2022 | Updated: 04:09, 31 August 2022
It hasn’t been a good start to the 2022 US Open for Venus Williams, who now only has the women’s doubles tournament to look forward to. The 42-year-old has not said whether she will retire after being knocked out in the first round of the US Open playing at Arthur Ashe on Tuesday afternoon. telling reporters that “she’s focused on the double.” Williams, a back-to-back US Open champion who entered the tournament as a wild card, fell to world number 49 Alison Van Utvanck of Belgium 1-6, 6-7 (5-7). It was her first Grand Slam singles event since Wimbledon in 2021 and her first time at Flushing Meadows since 2020. She also hadn’t played in a women’s singles match this season until the Citi Open in Washington, DC in late July. Venus Williams did not say if this would be her last singles tournament after losing on Tuesday The former US Open winner fell in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck at Flushing Meadows. “It was definitely the longest time I’ve been out of tennis and without a racket in my hand,” Venus said after the loss. “So it was a whole new experience for me, trying to acclimatize as quickly as possible to be ready for the US Open. Sure, I played a lot of great points today, but it’s just, in the end, it’s just rust. “There’s nothing you can do about it except not get rusty at some point. … I definitely went out there and did the best I could under the circumstances. It marked his 23rd year playing at Flushing Meadows, but it lacked the appeal it once had. After making at least the semifinals in the tournament from 1997-2002, Venus has not made a final since ’02 and last reached the semifinals in 2017. Aphrodite quickly left the court after her defeat as the tennis icon prepares for the doubles tournament with her sister. Venus – whose world ranking is 1,504th – has not gone past the first round at the US Open since 2019, when she won just one match. She fell in the first round of the 2020 US Open to 20th seed Karolina Muchova and was absent from the 2021 tournament. The Williams sisters will continue their doubles career at this tournament, playing together in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2018 French Open. Venus told reporters it was Serena’s idea to play doubles at Queens this tournament, jokingly adding, “she’s the boss, so I do whatever she tells me to do.” The pair have not played together at Flushing Meadows since 2014, when they reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russian duo and eventual winners Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Venus and Serena are unbeaten in doubles Grand Slam tournament finals, with the most recent victory coming in 2016 on Center Court at Wimbledon. The sisters face Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka from the Czech Republic on September 1. The Williams sisters have won every Grand Slam doubles final they have played together
