Venus Williams sports activities eye-catching new haircut as she eyes ultimate Wimbledon run

Venus Williams has made gentle of the furore round her wildcard choice for this yr’s Wimbledon Championships by dying her hair vivid pink for the event. The 43-year-old tennis nice has solely competed thrice in 2023 after struggling an damage and has dropped to 554 on the planet rankings, however together with her legacy at SW19 secured she nonetheless made it into this yr’s event through the wildcard route.

That resolution has sparked a blended response from tennis observers each for and in opposition to her involvement however Williams herself seems to don’t have any intention of entering into the championships with a low-key profile.

Sharing her newest look on social media, the previous world No. 1 posted a daring {photograph} on all fours, exhibiting off her dyed pink hair through Instagram with the caption: “Pink hair don’t care.”

Williams’ eye-catching locks have already had their first run-out on the court docket, on the Wimbledon warm-up occasion, the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham. But it seems like her assured look will get a extra outstanding outing when the motion will get underway on the All England membership subsequent week.

Her ultra-cool look was displayed in all its glory on Tuesday when Williams wore her hair down at The Serpentine Gallery Summer Party in London. She shared one other headshot photograph from the occasion together with her 1.9 million followers on Instagram, writing: “Up close and personal at the @serpentineuk Just a minute away from the tennis but came back asap.”

But if probably the most well-known sporting sisters of all time is already profitable within the trend stakes, then she can be hoping that she will be able to roll again the years to go as deep as potential in a treasured competitors that she has triumphed at 5 instances throughout her exceptional profession.

Despite enjoying with a strapped knee and struggling a scare with a fall, the veteran just lately reminded spectators of her class by defeating world No. 67 Camila Giorgi 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 within the Rothesay Classic first spherical earlier than being edged out over three units by prime 20-ranked Latvian Jelena Ostapenko within the subsequent spherical – a competitor 17 years her junior.

Williams will enter Wimbledon because the oldest competitor within the subject however with a document few might match within the historical past of the sport. Her singles document at SW19 reads 90 wins and 18 losses, with an 83 per cent win fee.

Aside from her 5 Wimbledon titles, she has reached one other 4 finals, dropping three of them to youthful sister Serena Williams. The siblings’ double document on the All England membership is even higher.

As a partnership, they gained six Wimbledon doubles finals with out dropping a set. Their document of showing in 14 Grand Slam doubles finals and profitable all of them additionally stands out by itself.

All-time nice Serena has since retired, leaving her older sister to fly the flag in London subsequent week for presumably the ultimate time in her profession. But even with the drawback of age and accidents, a reputable exhibiting on the grass courts from Williams can by no means be dominated out, together with her pink hair merely including to the event.