INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Venus Williams will probably be entered as a wild card into the singles and doubles attracts for subsequent month’s BNP Paribas Open within the Southern California desert.
The 45-year-old will probably be competing for the primary time since 2024, when she misplaced within the first spherical as a wild card. She has reached the semifinals 3 times, most lately profitable in 2018. She had boycotted the occasion from 2002 to 2016 after a controversial incident in 2001.
“We’re honored to award the primary wild card of this 12 months’s match to Venus Williams,” match director Tommy Haas stated Friday. “Venus is a legend on this sport and one of many biggest athletes this sport has ever seen.”
This will probably be Williams’ tenth profession look within the match, which will probably be held from March 4-15. A 12 months in the past, she was given a wild card however didn’t settle for it.
“I am very excited to return to Indian Wells and may’t wait to get again residence to play in California,” Williams stated.
She lately competed within the Australian Open, however was eradicated within the first spherical of singles and doubles.
Williams will compete within the ATX Open, a WTA 250 match that begins Saturday and runs by means of March 1 in Austin, Texas.
