Mason, Ohio — Venus Williams’ skilled tennis return is greater than only a single tennis go to. She was awarded a wildcard entry on the Cincinnati Open subsequent month on Wednesday.
Williams, 45, took half in his first occasion for over a 12 months on the DC Open this week, profitable first spherical matches in each singles and doubles.
A 6-3, 6-4 win over 23-year-old Payton Stearns on Tuesday night time, making Williams the second oldest girl to win a tour-level singles match. Martina Navratilova was 47 years outdated when she gained her final singles victory in 2004.
Williams gained 5 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon and two on the US Open. Plus, she has two doubles together with her youthful sister Serena and two doubles.
She is going to play Polish Magdalena Fretsch in Washington on Thursday.
The Cincinnati Open will start on August fifth and can be a tough courtroom tune-up from the US Open.
Kathy McNally, the one participant to take Wimbledon champion Iga Swiecsk, was additionally awarded a Cincinnati wild card on Wednesday.
