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Venus Williams Receives Australian Open Wildcard, Poised To Be Oldest Woman in Main Draw

The 45-year-old seven-time major champion returns on a wildcard following a planned tuneup swing through Auckland, then Hobart.

A los 45 años, Venus Williams volverá al Abierto de Australia gracias a una invitación
FILE - Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot with partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during a quarterfinal doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)
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La estadounidense Venus Williams no juega un torneo desde 2021.

Overview

  • Australian Open organizers confirmed Williams’s main-draw invitation for the tournament starting January 18 in Melbourne.
  • She is slated to play Auckland about two weeks before Melbourne and the Hobart International the week prior as part of her preparation.
  • At 45, she will surpass Kimiko Date’s 2015 mark to become the oldest woman to compete in the Australian Open main draw.
  • This will be Williams’s 22nd appearance at Melbourne Park, where she owns a 54–21 record and was singles runner-up in 2003 and 2017.
  • Her last Australian Open appearance came in 2021, and coverage also noted her late-December marriage to Andrea Preti.