Venus Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play singles on the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open, which can begin on July 19.
The match would be the 45-year-old’s first in over a 12 months. Williams’ final official match was the Miami Open again in March 2024. This will probably be Williams’ first look within the DC Open since 2022.
“There’s one thing actually particular about D.C.: the vitality, the followers, the historical past,” Williams mentioned in a press release, through USA Right now. “This metropolis has all the time proven me a lot love, and I can not wait to compete there once more.”
A seven-time Grand Slam champion, Williams had obtained a wild-card entry for BNP Paribas Open again in February, however she later clarified she had not dedicated to enjoying within the occasion. She is presently listed as an “inactive” participant on her WTA web site profile web page.
Williams has not performed in a Grand Slam occasion 2023, when she misplaced within the first spherical at Wimbledon after she sustained a knee damage. In 2011, Williams introduced that she had been recognized with Sjögren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune illness.
The older sister of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, Venus Williams’ profession contains 5 Wimbledon and two US Open victories. Williams, who was tabbed because the world’s No. 1 singles participant in February 2022, holds a profession singles report of 818-279. Venus and Serena have received 22 doubles titles collectively that features 14 Grand Slam titles and three Olympic Gold medals.
“She has impressed individuals all over the world along with her accomplishments on the court docket and her visionary impression off the court docket,” mentioned Mark Ein, chairman of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. “I understand how a lot it means to our D.C. followers and group to have the ability to watch her compete in individual this summer time.”
