Wimbledon star Venus Williams hints she may delay tennis retirement by years

Tennis icon Venus Williams has hinted when she may retire, forward of this 12 months’s Wimbledon championships. The 43-year-old has gained nearly each honour within the sport and has loved nice success since turning skilled again in 1994.

Williams burst onto the scene at simply 14-years-old and has remained on the high of her sport for nearly three many years. With an unimaginable 49 profession titles to her title the Lynwood-born star is thought to be one in all sports activities most profitable athletes.

Having acomplished 5 Wimbledon titles and two US Opens within the singles, Venus has additionally seen nice success in doubles. An additional six Wimbledon titles, two French Opens, 4 Australian Opens and two US Open wins are additionally in her assortment, all of which go alongside her 4 Olympic gold medals.

Ahead of the 2023 event, she was requested how lengthy she felt she may contiune taking part in for. At 43-years-old the American may change into one in all Wimbledon’s oldest winners.

The present report sits with Martina Navratilova. The Czech-American tennis participant gained the 2003 Wimbledon combined doubles on the age of 46 and 261 days outdated.

When Venus was requested if she may keep it up taking part in into her 50s, she mentioned: “It’s never be done before so if there was one to drive it, it would be me.”

Ahead of going through Ukraine‘s Elina Svitolina on Centre Court at this 12 months’s iconic event, Venus mirrored again on her first Wimbledon in 1997. Although it was a event to neglect, shedding within the first spherical to Magdalena Grzybowska, it is nonetheless one thing she remembers fondly.

“Oh man, it rained for five days in a row,” she said. “So mostly it was sitting in the lounge waiting to play. I don’t think it has ever done anything like that since so it was an interesting year to get started.

“I played on Court One the year it opened so that was pretty special too. It’s awesome to be back. There is nothing like the green grass of Wimbledon. The biggest change was obviously the prize money in 2007. That is the biggest and most important change.

“Also upgrading the facilities, but places like this are so historic. You want to see that history preserved as well. All the changes are thoughtful.”