Victory for Venus Williams upon returning to the field »her opponent was born 8 months before the onset of American and announced her withdrawal

Venus Williams has accepted a Wild Card to participate in Washington Open, where he will play both simply and doubles. The return of the 45-year-old player was recorded in a double match, disputed in front of full stands.

Venus Williams, joking after the success at Washinton Open: “Serena was in our way”

Williams played with Hailey Baptiste (23 years old) against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (31 years old) and American Clervie Ngounouue (19 years). Williams and Baptiste dominated the confrontation and needed one hour and 13 minutes to get qualification in the 2nd round: 6-3, 6-1.

“It was inspirational to be here on the field. I love this game and I still have good blows,” said the Slam winner Slam, quoted by BBC Sport.

“I think from the first point I could see that we were going to make a good pair. We should have started playing together earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was in the way”, Joke Venus.

Further, the two athletes will take place either with the pair Cristina Bucsa (Spain, 27 years old)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (US, 31 years) or with Taylor Townsend (US, 29)/Shuai Zheng (China, 36 years).

An interesting detail is that Bouchard was born on February 25, 1994, and 8 months later, in October 1994, the debut in Williams's professional tennis was recorded. Recently Wimbledon finalist announced that Washington Open will be your last career tournamentwhile Venus continues to play and seems determined to push their limits as much as possible.

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Reilly Opelka, a critic of double game, evolved at the same time with Williams, in front of empty stands

Another anecdote related to Williams's double match is that he played with full stands, simultaneously with the duel between Reilly Opelka (27 years old, 74 ATP) and Murphy Cassone (22 years old, 185 ATP), which was disputed in front of a reduced numerical audience.

At the beginning of the year, Opelka showed his cynical attitude toward the tennis played in the double.

“Should 100% give up double. It's for the simple players who failed. I do not sell tickets, I use training grounds, physiotherapists and resources, they do not make a profit and they complain that they do not earn enough money. It's a pretty selfish behavior if you ask me“, Wrote the American, in an Instagram comment.

Ellen Perez, a double players with 2 Grand Slam semifinals, was the one who noted that Opelka's victory, score 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3, was obtained in front of empty stands, while Williams's double match benefited from a large audience.

“Pretty funny that is Opelka among all people [pe celălalt teren]”, The Australian athlete wrote on X.

Venus Williams is waiting for her, this night, The duel with Peyton Stearns (23 years old, 35 WTA)from the first tour of the simple competition.